A Class III student performs multiplication of 16 × 25 as follows:
16 × 25 = 8 × 2 × 5 × 5
16 × 25 = 8 × 5 × 2 × 5
16 × 25 = 40 × 10
16 × 25 = 400
Which property of multiplication has the student used in this question?1
Associative law
2
Repeated addition
3
Inverse multiplication law
4
Distributive law