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Which property of real numbers is shown below?

3 + ((-5) + 6) = (3 + (-5)) + 6
O commutative property of addition
O identity property of multiplication
associative property of addition
commutative property of multiplication

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The property shown in the equation is the associative property of addition, which states that the order of addition does not change the result of the equation. Therefore, 3 + ((-5) + 6) = (3 + (-5)) + 6.
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