Please help I have a learning disability
Determine whether the two expressions are equivalent. If so, tell what property is applied. If not, explain why.
72 - (63 - 8) and (72 - 63) - 8
yes, it uses the Identity Property
yes, it uses the Associative Property
yes, it uses the Commutative Property
No they are not equivalent. The first expression equals 17 and the second equals 1.