which of these illustrates the associative property of multiplication?

B

Step-by-step explanation:

The association property of multiplication states that if we have three numbers such as:

Then the order of parentheses will not matter. In other words:

For instance:

For the choices, it must have at least three terms. Thus, eliminate A.

It must also have parentheses. Eliminate D.

Choice C represents the distributive property, where you distribute a factor into the expression.

Thus, the correct answer is choice B.

And as previously mentioned, the order of the parentheses does not make the product any different.

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