Decide whether the statement is an example of the​ commutative,​ associative, identity,​ inverse, or distributive property.

Question

minus8plus​(15plus9​)equalsleft parenthesis 15 plus 9 right parenthesis plus left parenthesis negative 8 right parenthesis

Answer 1

The statement \(-8 + (15 + 9) = (15 + 9) + (-8)\) is an example of the associative property.

The associative property states that the way in which numbers are grouped in addition (or multiplication) does not change their sum (or product). In this case, it shows that adding \(-8\) to the sum \(15 + 9\) is the same regardless of how the groups are arranged.