SOLUTION: 5*7+2=2+5*7 show iz it associative property?

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Question 530316: 5*7+2=2+5*7 show iz it associative property?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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It's actually an example of the commutative property. Because of the order of operations we do 5*7 first. We can treat 5*7 as a number (in other words, 35) and say that (5*7) + 2 = 2 + (5*7) or 35+2 = 2+35.