Question

Which of the following illustrates theassociative property of addition?(abc + d) + (XYZ) =a. (d + abc) + (XYZ) b. (XYZ) + (abc + d)c. (cab+d) + (XYZ) d. (abc + d) + (YXZ)e. (abc) + (d + XYZ)

Answer 1

Given:

`(abc+d)+(\text{XYZ)}`

Recall the associative property of addition.

`(a+b)+c=a+(b+c)`

The given can be written as follows by using the associative property of addition.

`(abc+d)+(\text{XYZ)}=\text{abc}+(d+\text{XYZ)}`

Hence the answer is

`(\text{abc)}+(d+\text{XYZ)}`