what number would replace x to show that the associative property of addition is being applied (3 + 2) + 4 = x + (2 + 4)?

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The number that would replace x to show the associative property of addition is being applied is 3.

(3 + 2) + 4 = x + (2 + 4)
(3 + 2) + 4 = 3 + (2 + 4)

In this equation, the associative property of addition states that you can group the numbers differently without changing the sum. In this case, we group (3 + 2) together first, and then add 4. In the alternate expression, we group (2 + 4) together first, and then add 3.

Therefore, x would be equal to 3 in order to show the associative property of addition.