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which property is illustrated by the following statement? 8+3.4=3.4+8? Associative Property of Addition, Inverse property of addition, Inverse property of Multiplication, Commutative property of addition

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Consider the given statement:

8+3.4=3.4+8

We have to identify the property used in this statement.

1. Associative Property of Addition: Let a,b and c be three real numbers. This property states that
a+(b+c) = (a+b)+c. This property is not used in the given statement.

2. Inverse property of addition: A number 'a' is said to have an inverse '-a' if
a+(-a)=0. This property is not used in the given statement.

3. Inverse property of multiplication: A number 'a' is said to have an inverse '
(1)/(a)' if
a * (1)/(a)=1. This property is not used in the given statement.

4. Commutative property of addition: Let 'a' and 'b' be two real numbers. This property states that
a+b = b+a.

In the given statement, 8+3.4=3.4+8

which is expressed as 8+12 = 12+8, this statement holds commutative property of addition as whether 8 is added to 12 or 12 is added to 8, the result is same.

So, Commutative property of addition is illustrated in this statement.

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