Which statement is correct?(1 point)

Question

Responses

Division is both commutative and associative.
Division is both commutative and associative.

Division is neither commutative nor associative.
Division is neither commutative nor associative.

Division is associative but not commutative.
Division is associative but not commutative.

Division is commutative but not associative

Answer 1

The correct statement is:

Division is neither commutative nor associative.

This means that for numbers \( a \) and \( b \):

• Commutative property: \( a \div b \) is not equal to \( b \div a \) (e.g., \( 6 \div 3 \neq 3 \div 6 \)).
• Associative property: \( (a \div b) \div c \) is not equal to \( a \div (b \div c) \) (e.g., \( (6 \div 3) \div 2 \neq 6 \div (3 \div 2) \)).