document.write( "Question 254245: How could you figure out if a problem is distributive property or associative property \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5+3=3+5\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(5+7)+3=5+(7+3)\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #186575 by richwmiller(17219)\"\" \"About 
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You use the terms incorrectly. Math is a language .
\n" ); document.write( "Problems are not distributive nor associative.
\n" ); document.write( "We use various property of numbers to solve problems.
\n" ); document.write( "It is similar to asking \"Is soup a spoon?\"
\n" ); document.write( "Soup is consumed using a spoon.
\n" ); document.write( "Is ice cream a fork or tongue?
\n" ); document.write( "The associative property allows us to change the order of addition or multiplication\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Distributive property is a combo of addition and multiplication.
\n" ); document.write( "ab+ac=a(b+c)
\n" ); document.write( "There is multiplication and addition involved at both ends
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