SOLUTION: 25. Name the property of addition that is illustrated. 7 + (6 + 8) = 7 + (8 + 6) A) Associative property of addition B) Commutative property of addition C) Additive identity p

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Question 116719: 25. Name the property of addition that is illustrated. 7 + (6 + 8) = 7 + (8 + 6)
A) Associative property of addition
B) Commutative property of addition
C) Additive identity property
Can someone please help??
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Notice how the terms 6 and 8 switch places. Since the commutative property of addition states that you can add 2 numbers in any order (you can add 8 to 6 or 6 to 8). So in other words 6%2B8=8%2B6. So this means that the property used is: B) Commutative property of addition