SOLUTION: Which property of the real numbers is illustrated by the following statement? (18 + 3) + 14 = 18 + (3 + 14)

Question 281397: Which property of the real numbers is illustrated by the following statement?
(18 + 3) + 14 = 18 + (3 + 14)
Found 2 solutions by Mathematicians, subudear:
Answer by Mathematicians(84) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Associative property. Whenever you have the same expression with the parenthesis changed around, that will be associative.
However, if it was distributive, you will see the expression change. For example:
is distributive.
Answer by subudear(62) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is called Associative Property of Addition

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