Using the associative property of addition, which states that the way in which numbers are grouped does not change their sum, we can rewrite the expression \((7 + 8) + 6\) as \(7 + (8 + 6)\).
Thus, the equivalent expression is:
\[ 7 + (8 + 6) \]
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Using the associative property of addition, which states that the way in which numbers are grouped does not change their sum, we can rewrite the expression \((7 + 8) + 6\) as \(7 + (8 + 6)\).
Thus, the equivalent expression is:
\[ 7 + (8 + 6) \]