name the property that is illustrated by the statement below:

Question

2 + (7 + 3) = (2 + 7) + 3
a communicative
b identity
c associative
d distributive

Answer 1

The property illustrated by the statement \(2 + (7 + 3) = (2 + 7) + 3\) is c associative.

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 the grouping of the numbers being added does not affect the result.