Question

Which property is illustrated?

15 + (5 + 7) = (15 + 5) + 7

distributive property
identity property of addition
commutative property of addition
associative property of addition

Answer 1

associative property

Explanation:

The associative property states that you can reorder or regroup numbers and still get the same answer. In this example, we are regrouping the numbers (parenthesis around different numbers)

Answer 2

distributive property