SOLUTION: what is the property addition of (2+m)+5n=2+(m+5n)

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Question 509302: what is the property addition of (2+m)+5n=2+(m+5n)
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the property addition of (2+m)+5n = 2+(m+5n)
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The Associative property of addition.
You are grouping the 3 items differently,i.e.
you associating them differently.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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