SOLUTION: Use an associative law to find an expression equivalent to r+(s+48)

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Question 141063: Use an associative law to find an expression equivalent to r+(s+48)
Found 3 solutions by vleith, rapaljer, stanbon:
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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What does the law of association mean? It means you can change the grouping of added or multiplied terms and still have the same result.
Given : +r%2B%28s%2B48%29+
Since this equation hs the last two terms grouped and only three terms in it, the only other equation you can write using only association is
%28r%2Bs%29%2B48%29
As you can see, the result for both equations is r+%2B+s+%2B+48+

Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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Associative law means to keep the order in the problem the same, but rearrange the way the parentheses cause you to "associate" the quantities together. For example, in this case, your parentheses indicate that you "associate" the s and the 48 together. You need to re-associate according to legitimate math laws:

r+(s+48)= (r+s) + 48

R^2

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use an associative law to find an expression equivalent to r+(s+48)
(r+s)+48
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Cheers,
Stan H.