Question

What property is illustrated by each statement?
1. 17 + (-2) = (-2) + 17

Answer 1

The property illustrated by the statement \( 17 + (-2) = (-2) + 17 \) is the **Commutative Property of Addition**. This property states that the order of the addends does not change the sum, meaning that \( a + b = b + a \) for any numbers \( a \) and \( b \). In this case, \( a = 17 \) and \( b = -2 \).