The steps a student used to calculate 100 × (–3) × (–1.01) ÷ 3 are shown. What property did the student use in Step 2 and why?
Step 1. 100 × (–3) × (–1.01) ÷ 3 = 100 × (–3) × (–1.01) × 13
Step 2. = 100 × (–1.01) × (–3) × 13
Step 3. = (100 × (–1.01)) × (−3×13)
Step 4. = –101 × (–1)
Step 5. = 101