SOLUTION: show how to use properties to simplify the following 106+8+(-6)+(-8)

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Question 44891: show how to use properties to simplify the following
106+8+(-6)+(-8)
Answer by aaaaaaaa(138) About Me  (Show Source):
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Addition is associative, i.e., it doesn't matter in which order you add. So,
106%2B8%2B%28-6%29%2B%28-8%29
You can clearly see that 8+(-8) = 0. We know we can do this because we know of the associative property.
106%2B%28-6%29
We subtract 6 from 106, which is easy: 100.