Question

two different ways to find the value of the expression 5.4 * 1.17 * 100 that do not require you to First multiply 5.4 X 1.17

Answer 1

Using the commutative property of multiplication, we get that 5.4*1.7*100=
5.4*100*1.7, so we could multiply 5.4 and 100 first, then by 1.7. In addition, we have 1.7*100*5.4 in where we multiply 1.7 and 100, then by 5.4