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Associative property of multiplication:
\The way in which numbers are grouped when multiplied does not change the product.
\For any numbers a, b and c;![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=9ac7dd0020331203b6ff7f28a6d9893d.png\")
According to associative property, the statement can be written as
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(Multiply: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=253820ce8eb6f8a6655da47cd2d680b5.png\")
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(Multiply: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=2010b2cfc9dd49c259072a3034ccbc82.png\")
)![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/userfiles/image/steps_images/solution.JPG\")
The product is 990.