Name the Property of Multiplication of Rational Numbers Illustrated by the Following Statements: − 5 9 × ( 4 15 × − 9 8 ) = ( − 5 9 × 4 15 ) × − 9 8

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Name the property of multiplication of rational numbers illustrated by the following statements:

\[\frac{- 5}{9} \times \left( \frac{4}{15} \times \frac{- 9}{8} \right) = \left( \frac{- 5}{9} \times \frac{4}{15} \right) \times \frac{- 9}{8}\]

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Associativity of multiplication

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Name the Property of Multiplication of Rational Numbers Illustrated by the Following Statements: − 5 9 × ( 4 15 × − 9 8 ) = ( − 5 9 × 4 15 ) × − 9 8

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