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Explain how the associative property can be used to solve this problem.

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Answered by GPT 3.5
The associative property states that changing the grouping of numbers being added or multiplied does not change the sum or product. It can be used to solve a problem by rearranging the numbers in a way that makes it easier to compute mentally or by hand. For example, if the problem is (4 + 3) + 2, using the associative property, we can rearrange the grouping as 4 + (3 + 2). This allows us to add 3 and 2 first, which is easier, before adding it to the 4. This simplifies the problem and makes it easier to solve mentally.