Here another way to check using system of linear equations. there are two ways of doing this either by substitution or elimination but I chose to do elimination because it’s a bit easier.
The answer would be C.) The way you group numbers in a series of multiplication problems doesn't change the final product. A. is invalid because any whole number x 1 would be that whole number as the product. B. Is invalid because any number x 0 will be 0. D. is invalid because you can multiply in any way as long as the number's value (example, 1 turning into -1 without any multiplication of -1) does not change during the process.