document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=656525>Question 656525</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is (9 + 2) + 5 = 9 + (2+5) Associative , Commutative , Identity , or Distributive Property ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Think of it as grouping, or associating, numbers together.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(9+2) + 5 : associates 9 and 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9 + (2+5) : associates 2 and 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regardless of how they are associated, the result is the same.\r<BR>\n" );
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