Geoff must mentally multiply –5 × 0.75 × 20. Which shows how Geoff could use the associative and commutative properties to make

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Rom4ik [11]

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Geoff must mentally multiply –5 × 0.75 × 20. Which shows how Geoff could use the associative and commutative properties to make

this product easier to find? A –5 ×75100× 20 B (–5 × 20) × 0.75 C 20 × (0.75 × (–5)) D –5 × (20 × 0.75)

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2 answers:

joja [24] · Answer 1 · 2023-01-29T17:25:08+03:00

joja [24]2 years ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

–5 × 0.75 × 20 could be rewritten (applying the associative property) as –5 × (0.75 × 20). I chose this configuration because 0.75 * 20 is 15. Next, evaluate -5(15). This is -75. This matches Answer D.

katrin [286] · Answer 2 · 2023-01-29T18:50:54+03:00

katrin [286]2 years ago

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Answer:

The Answer is B.

Step-by-step explanation:

The guy above be was wrong. I put D, and it was incorrect. So...

The answer is B!

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