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Inventory Management and the Multiplication Property

A logistics manager is solving the equation x8=400\frac{x}{8} = 400 to find the total number of units in a shipment (xx) that has been divided across 8 containers. To solve this, the manager must use a specific algebraic principle. State the Multiplication Property of Equality in your own words and provide its symbolic representation using the variables a,b,a, b, and cc.

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