The associative property quick check which of the following expressions could you rewrite using associative property ( 5.8 ( + 3 + 9.5 ( + 8 + 3

The associative property refers to the way in which numbers are grouped in addition or multiplication; it states that the grouping of the numbers does not change the sum or product.

Looking at the expressions you provided:

1. \(5.8 + 3 + 9.5\)
2. \(8 + 3\)

You can apply the associative property to rearrange the grouping of the additions in these expressions. Here’s how it applies:

For the expression \(5.8 + 3 + 9.5\), you could group \(5.8\) and \(3\) together to rewrite it as \((5.8 + 3) + 9.5\), or group \(3\) and \(9.5\) together as \(5.8 + (3 + 9.5)\).

For the expression \(8 + 3\), it involves only two numbers, and since there’s no other number to group with, it does not showcase the associative property by itself.

Thus, the expression \(5.8 + 3 + 9.5\) can be rewritten using the associative property.