SOLUTION: I need to use a commutative and associate property to write 3 equivalent expressions for the following and don't understand what to do: (7+s)+p 4*(y*z) (m*n)*5 a+(2+b)

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Question 970093: I need to use a commutative and associate property to write 3 equivalent expressions for the following and don't understand what to do:
(7+s)+p
4*(y*z)
(m*n)*5
a+(2+b)
a*3*b
(y+7)+z
Answer by josgarithmetic(39628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You are supposed to just follow what the properties tell you; what they say.

a, b, c are real numbers.

%28a%2Bb%29%2Bc=a%2B%28b%2Bc%29
Associative Property for Addition

a%2Bb%2Bc=b%2Ba%2Bc
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a%2Bb%2Bc=a%2Bc%2Bb
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a%2Bc%2Bb=c%2Ba%2Bb
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b%2Ba%2Bc=b%2Bc%2Ba
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Commutative Property for Addition