SOLUTION: Use the associative and commutative properties of addition to simplify a+(b+2a)where a and b are whole numbers and a≠b. thank you

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Question 439405: Use the associative and commutative properties of addition to simplify
a+(b+2a)where a and b are whole numbers and a≠b.
thank you
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the associative and commutative properties of addition to simplify
a+(b+2a)where a and b are whole numbers and a≠b.
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(a+2a)+b
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= 3a+b
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Cheers,
Stan H.