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How do i use the associative property?
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Answered by
oobleck
It just means that if you have a string of additions (or multiplications) you can pick any two adjacent numbers and add them first, without changing the result.
2+5+3+6 can be done as
(2+5)+3+6 = 7+3+6 = (7+3)+6 = 10+6 = 16
or
2+(5+3)+6 = 2+8+6 = 2+(8+6) = 2+14 = 16
You can put parentheses around any par of numbers and do that addition next.
2+5+3+6 can be done as
(2+5)+3+6 = 7+3+6 = (7+3)+6 = 10+6 = 16
or
2+(5+3)+6 = 2+8+6 = 2+(8+6) = 2+14 = 16
You can put parentheses around any par of numbers and do that addition next.
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