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Use the associative property to write an equivalent expression for -5/6 • (12•87) and then simplify.

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Step-by-step explanation:

The associative property for multiplication: (a · b) · c = a · (b · c)

[tex]-\dfrac{5}{6}\cdot(12\cdot87)=\left(-\dfrac{5}{6\!\!\!\!\diagup_1}\cdot12\!\!\!\!\!\diagup^2\right)\cdot87=(-5\cdot2)\cdot87=(-10)(87)=-870[/tex]

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