SOLUTION: use the associative property to rewrite this statement: 17+(a+b)

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Question 651216: use the associative property to rewrite this statement:
17+(a+b)

Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Associate, or group, the numbers differently
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17 + (a+b) = (17+a) + b
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