document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=843200>Question 843200</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What property is illustrated by (x+2)+5=x+(2+5) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #507993 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=507993\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i believe that's the associative property.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a + (b + c) is equal to (a + b) + c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the parentheses determines the order in which the variables are calculated.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "an example:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 + (2 + 3) is equal to (5 + 2) + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "on the left you do the 2 + 3 first to get 5 + 5 which is equal to 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "on the right you do (5 + 2) first to get 7 + 3 = 10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get 10 either way.\r<BR>\n" );
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