Question

According to the Associative Property, which expression is equivalent to 30m+(21m−53)+(18−2m)
?(1 point)
Responses

(49m−53)+16

left parenthesis 49 m minus 53 right parenthesis plus 16

(30m+21m)+(18−2m)

left parenthesis 30 m plus 21 m right parenthesis plus left parenthesis 18 minus 2 m right parenthesis

53m−35

53 m minus 35

51m+(−53+18)−2m

51 m plus left parenthesis negative 53 plus 18 right parenthesis minus 2 m
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Answer 1

(30m+21m)+(18−2m)

The associative property lets you change grouping of addition, so you can group 30m and 21m together: (30m+21m)+(18−2m).