Question

Winona wants to add the numbers 1 2 + 2 3 + 3 2 . She first added 1 2 and 3 2 , then added the result to 2 3 . What reason supports why Winona can do this?

Answer 1

Associative property

Explanation:

Given

½ + ⅔ + 3/2

Required

What reason supports Winona's process?

This question could be better answered, if supported with options; however, since there's none, I'll provide my answer on a general rule.

Winona's process can be supported by associative property of algebra which implies that

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

So, when Winona added ½ to 3/2, it is represented by a + c

And when she added the result to ⅔, it is represented by (a + c) + b

Hence, we can conclude that Winona applied associative property