document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=153829>Question 153829</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> tell whether the statement is true for all REAL numbers a,b,c. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROBLEM:(a+b)+c=a+(b+c) and can you please explain how or why you came to the conclusion? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #113315 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=113315\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This statement is true for all real numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the associative property of addition. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is a basic property of arithmetic, can't be proven. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's kind of the rules to the game we agree to when we do math. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Just like 5*0=0. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Because we say so, we say that anything times zero equals zero.  </SPAN>\n" );
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