Use the Associative Property to simplify the expression (9x+3)+(2x−10)

Question

to its simplest equivalent form

Answer 1

Using the associative property, we can rearrange the terms in any way as long as the order of the operations does not change.

(9x + 3) + (2x - 10) can be simplified by rearranging the terms as follows:

9x + 2x + 3 - 10

Combining like terms, we get:

11x - 7

So, the simplest equivalent form of (9x+3)+(2x−10) is 11x - 7.

Answer 2

actually, the commutative property was used, to get
9x+3+2x−10 = 9x+2x+3-10

Answer 3

You are correct, my mistake. The commutative property was used to rearrange the terms in the expression. So, using the commutative property, we can rearrange the terms as follows:

(9x + 3) + (2x - 10) = 9x + 2x + 3 - 10

Once again, combining like terms, we get:

11x - 7

So, the simplest equivalent form of (9x+3)+(2x−10) is 11x - 7. Thank you for pointing out the error.