Choose the property illustrated by the following statement. left parenthesis 8 times y right parenthesis times 7 equals 8 times left parenthesis y times 7 right parenthesis
a. associative property of multiplication
b. commutative property of multiplication
c. distributive property
d. identity element of multiplication
This is the associative property of multiplication. It shows that parenthesis can switch numbers out (as long as the signs are the same[only for multiplication and division] just like in the problem above.)