Question

Name the property of addition illustrated.

[3+(-8)] + 9 = 3+(- 8+9)

Answer 1

Associative property

Explanation:

The associative property states that, in addition, pairs of parentheses can be moved without changing the value of the expression. This means that (a+b)+c=a+(b+c). That same rule can be seen in the equation above because the parentheses move from the first 2 terms to the 3rd and 4th terms. Either way, both sides of the equation remain equal.