SOLUTION: 1. Use the commutative property to write an expression that is equivalent to 3 +(-5) 2. show whether -7+2 is the same as 7+(-2)

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Question 555210: 1. Use the commutative property to write an expression that is equivalent to 3 +(-5)

2. show whether -7+2 is the same as 7+(-2)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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# 1
3+(-5) = -5 + 3

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# 2
-7 + 2 does NOT equal 7 + (-2) since -7+2 = -5 and 7 + (-2) = 5