SOLUTION: How could you figure out if a problem is distributive property or associative property 5+3=3+5 (5+7)+3=5+(7+3) -2+0= -2

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Question 254245: How could you figure out if a problem is distributive property or associative property

5+3=3+5

(5+7)+3=5+(7+3)


-2+0= -2
Found 2 solutions by MRperkins, richwmiller:
Answer by MRperkins(300) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
distributive involves multiplication
email me and I'll talk you through this one
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Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You use the terms incorrectly. Math is a language .
Problems are not distributive nor associative.
We use various property of numbers to solve problems.
It is similar to asking "Is soup a spoon?"
Soup is consumed using a spoon.
Is ice cream a fork or tongue?
The associative property allows us to change the order of addition or multiplication
Distributive property is a combo of addition and multiplication.
ab+ac=a(b+c)
There is multiplication and addition involved at both ends