Question

Which shows the best use of the associative and commutative properties to make simplifying – 15+ 8 – } + 3 easier? O A. ({ +(-5)] + [8+3+(-15)] O B. [3 + + (-15)] + [(-5) + 8] O C. [18+(-15)] + [3+(-1)] O D. ( + (-15)] + [8+ (-3) + 3] SUBMIT NEXT → PREVIOUS

Answer 1

by using associate and cumulative property we can arrange the given expression as

`\lbrack(2)/(5)+(-(1)/(5))\rbrack+\lbrack8+3-(-15)\rbrack`