SOLUTION: Which property of real numbers is illustrated by the following statement? 5x - 9x = (5

SOLUTION: Which property of real numbers is illustrated by the following statement? 5x - 9x = (5 - 9)x

Question 389599: Which property of real numbers is illustrated by the following statement?
5x - 9x = (5 - 9)x

Found 2 solutions by checkley79, robertb:
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5x - 9x = (5 - 9)x
Associative property.
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Distributive property.
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