At the market, Joey buys 3 avocados for $.40 each and 5 lemons for $0.40 each. The cashier in training rings up 3 × 0.40 and then 5 × 0.40 to get the total. The experienced cashier says to add the 3 plus 5 in his head and then ring up 8 × 0.40. What property says that these two totals would be the same?

1. Associative property of multiplication
2. Commutative property of multiplication
3. Multiplicative identity
4. Distributive property

associative property of multiplication

Step-by-step explanation:

A. The Associative property of multiplication

Step-by-step explanation:

Your answer is the "Associative property of multiplication" because, the associative property says that, "rearranging the parenthesis in a expression will not change the result".

So, in this instance, no matter whether the cashier rings up:

5 ⋅ 0.40 + 4 ⋅ 0.40, or simply 8 ⋅ 0.40 the total will be $3.20 both ways.

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