Associative property of addition and multiplication

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What is the associative property?

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When three or more numbers are added together, the sum is the same no matter how the numbers are grouped.

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Which of the following shows the associative property of multiplication? (2x3)x4=?

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2(3x4) is equal to (2x3)x4.

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(7x2)x2 is also equal to:

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7x(2x2).

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What is the missing number? (2x?)x3=2x(5x3)

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5.

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What is the missing number? (12+4)+16=12+(?+16)

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4.

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What does the associative property of addition state?

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The way in which numbers are grouped when adding does not change the sum.

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Provide an example of the associative property of addition.

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(3+5)+2 = 3+(5+2) = 10.

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Provide an example of the associative property of multiplication.

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(4x2)x3 = 4x(2x3) = 24.

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What is the result of (1+2)+3?

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The result is 6, and it can also be calculated as 1+(2+3).

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What is the result of (2x5)x3?

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The result is 30, and it can also be calculated as 2x(5x3).