Question

Which of the following statements uses the commutative property of addition?

2 + (3 + 4) = (2 + 3) + 4
2 + (3 + 4) = (2+ 3) + (2 + 4)
2 + (3 + 4) = 2 + (4 + 3)

Answer 1

2 + (3 + 4) = (2 + 3) + 4

Explanation:

What the commutative property of addition does is it take the first and last numbers and switches them so that the first is last and the last is first.

2 + (3 + 4) = (2 + 3) + 4 is your answer.