Which of the following is a valid use of the associative property of addition? A. (5+8.5) - 3.5 = 5+ (8.5-3.5) B. (8.5+5) -3.5=(8.5-3.5)+5

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Which of the following is a valid use of the associative property of addition?

A. (5+8.5) - 3.5 = 5+ (8.5-3.5)
B. (8.5+5) -3.5=(8.5-3.5)+5

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B is the valid use of the associative property of addition

Frane Poljak answered Dec 28, 2022

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