Complete the following statements to make them true (23+5)+8=23+(_+5)=13+_=_

Answer 1

(23+5)+8=23+(_+5)=13+_

To make the statements true, we need to find the missing values of the placeholders.

We can simplify the left-hand side of the equation first:

(23+5)+8 = 28+8 = 36

To solve the first blank, we need to find the number that, when added to 5, gives us a total of 36 - 23 = 13. That number is 8, so we can fill in the first blank with 8:

(23+5)+8=23+(8+5)=13+_

Now we have:

28+8=23+13=13+_

To solve the second blank, we need to find the number that, when added to 13, gives us a total of 28 - 23 = 5. That number is 5, so we can fill in the second blank with 5:

(23+5)+8=23+(8+5)=13+5=18

Therefore, the complete statement is:

(23+5)+8=23+(8+5)=13+5=18.