3. Point M is located at (4, 6) on a coordinate grid. Point M is translated 8 units to the left and 9 units down to create point M′. Which measurement is closest to the distance between point M and point M′ in units?

A 4 units
B 17 units
C 9 units
D 12 units

The difference is 5,100m?

The answer would be 16

This law is sometimes called the grouping property. as you can see, regardless of how the numbers are grouped, the answer is still 13. the associative law of multiplication is similar to the same law for addition. it says that no matter how you group numbers you are multiplying together, you will get the same answer.