1.   Which statement illustrates the commutative property of addition?
    A. (5 + 3) + 6 = 5 + (3 + 6) B. (5 + 3) + 6 = 14
    C. (5 + 3) + 6 = (3 + 5) + 6 D. (5 + 3) + 6 = 8 + 6
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  2.   Which statement illustrates the associative property of multiplication?
    A. (2x)y = 2(xy) B. (2x)y = y(2x)
    C. (2x)y = 2xy D. (2x)y = (x · 2)y
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  3.   Write an algebraic expression for the verbal expression: three times the sum of x and y increased by five times the product of x and 3y.
    A. 3(x + y) + 5(x + 3y) B. 3(xy) + 5(x + 3y)
    C. 3(x + y) + 5(3xy) D. 3x + y + 5x(3y)
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  4.   Simplify 12f + 6(3 + 4f).
    A. 16f + 18 B. 36f + 18
    C. 34f D. 54f
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  5.   Evaluate 2 × 17 × 5.
    A. 160 B. 180
    C. 170 D. 190
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