Two different ways to find the value of the expression 5.4*1.17*100 that would not require you to first multiply 5.4 times 1.17

We may create these expressions by utilizing parentheses. According to the order of operations, parentheses are evaluated before any other term. Therefore, the two expressions become:

5.4 x (1.17 x 100)

and

1.17 x (5.4 x 100)