SOLUTION: john wrote the number sentence below. (3+5)+9=3+(5+9) which property of whole numbers is represented by john's number sentence? My question: what is the property of whole numb

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Question 174741: john wrote the number sentence below.
(3+5)+9=3+(5+9)
which property of whole numbers is represented by john's number sentence?
My question: what is the property of whole numbers?

Answer by Mathtut(3670)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
whole numbers are just a subset of the real numbers
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this problem relates to the associative property.

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