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Which property allows the grouping of numbers in parentheses to change without changing the answer

didnt mean to put this in the Spanish section idk how to change it

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When you rewrite an expression by acommutative property, you change the order of the numbers being added or multiplied. When you rewrite an expression using an associativeproperty, you group a different pair of numbers together using parentheses.
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Click the dots on the top and it should say "Edit question"
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