What does associative properties of multiplication mean?

Answer 1

The associative property of multiplication states that for any three numbers a, b and c,

(a * b) * c = a * (b * c) and so we can write either as a * b * c without ambiguity.

ie, when multiplying three numbers together, you can multiply the first two together and then multiply the result of that by the third, or multiply the second two numbers together and multiply that result by the first, and you will get the same answer.