SOLUTION: Which property of the real numbers is illustrated by the following statement? (18 + 3) + 14 = 18 + (3 + 14)

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Question 281397: Which property of the real numbers is illustrated by the following statement?
(18 + 3) + 14 = 18 + (3 + 14)
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Answer by Mathematicians(84) About Me  (Show Source):
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Associative property. Whenever you have the same expression with the parenthesis changed around, that will be associative.
However, if it was distributive, you will see the expression change. For example:
3+%285+%2B+6%29+=+3%2A5+%2B+3%2A6 is distributive.

Answer by subudear(62) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is called Associative Property of Addition