Question

What is another way to group the factors (3x2)x5

Answer 1

3x(2x5) Answer is above!!

Answer 2

Answer

3×(2×5)

Explanation

Multiplication of numbers is associative. For example,

(a×b)×c = a×(b×c)

This is also called grouping. We multiply more than 2 numbers by grouping.

For the equation given above, (3x2)x5, it can also be grouped as 3×(2×5).