document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=995224>Question 995224</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> State the property that justifies each statement.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. -2/3 + (1/6 + 3/4) = (-2/3 + 1/6) + 3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. (5/6 × 7/8) × -8/3 = (7/8 x 5/6) × -8/3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #613996 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=613996\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first is the Associative Property of Addition, meaning you can group addends any way you want and it doesn't change the value.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second is the Commutative Property of Multiplication, meaning the order in which you multiply doesn't change its value. </SPAN>\n" );
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