Your answer is B. Using the distributive property, 3/4 • 5z equals 15/4z, which can't be simplified. Then 3/4 of 16 is 12. If you divide 16 by 4 (the denominator) and then multiply by 3 (the numerator) that yields your answer.
Commutative means 'you can swap them'. I.e., a+b = b+a, addition is commutative. Subtraction is not.
The first answer: <span>2(6a − 3) = (6a − 3) ⋅ 2 is an example where 2 and (6a-3) are the factors that can be swapped, because multiplication is commutative.</span>
