Question

Select the property NOT used in the following

(2+a) - 7
(a + 2) - 7
a + (2 - 7)
a + (-5)
a - 5

associative

commutative

distributive
or
subtraction

Answer 1

Distributive

Explanation:

The Distributive Property is multiplication of a number into more than one terms in the parenthesis. Since this has no multiplication happening, it is not used.