Name the algebraic property demonstrated in the example below:3 • (x • y) = (3 • x) • y
Distributive Property
Transitive Property
Associative Property of Multiplication
Commutative Property of Multiplication
It's the Associative Property.....think of it this way......
Sometimes the last two "friends" "associate," i.e.,
3 * (x * y) .....and sometimes........
The first two "friends" "associate"
(3 * x) * y
