Angela ordered 2 glass paperweights. The volume of each paperweight is 5 cubic inches, and the density of the glass is 1.5 ounces per cubic inch. Angela can use the calculation below to find the total weight of her order.
2×(5×1.5)
How can Angela simplify the calculation using only the associative property of multiplication?
The associative property states that you can multiply numbers no matter how they're grouped, meaning that we can erase the parenthesis and make it 2*5*1.5. That way, it's easier to figure out 2*5*1.5 than 5*1.5 first then that multiplied by 2.
