Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.5 Real Numbers and Their Properties; Clock Addition - Exercise Set 5.5 - Page 309: 55

Answer

false

Work Step by Step

Recall: $a(b)(c)(d) = a(c)(b)(d)$ Thus. $58 \cdot 9 \cdot 32 \cdot 9 = 58 \cdot 32 \cdot 9 \cdot 9$ Hence, the given statement is false.
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