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In Mathematics / High School | 2014-11-04

Maria said \( 7 \times 3 = 21 \) and Connie said \( 3 \times 7 = 21 \). Who is correct? Explain.

Asked by samuel1215

Answer (3)

Maria and Connie are both correct because 7×3=21 and 3×7=21 too they just switched the places but they are both correct hope this helped☺

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-10

They are both correct

Answered by fcgjet23 | 2024-06-10

Both Maria and Connie are correct because 7 × 3 and 3 × 7 equal the same product, 21. This illustrates the commutative property of multiplication. It shows that the order of multiplication does not change the result.
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Answered by Anonymous | 2024-09-30