Question

What property is shown?



–(–38 + 17) = 38 + (–17)



A.
associative property


B.
commutative property


C.


transitive property


D.
opposite of a sum property

Answer 1

need help please!

Answer 2

Did you Google the 4 different terms or look them up in your book?

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

So, what do you think the answer is?

Answer 5

B

Answer 6

A

Answer 7

i am sure it is A

Answer 8

associative says we can do stuff like this:
(2 + 4) + 5 = 2 + (4 + 5)....that's not the answer

Answer 9

C

Answer 10

transitive property says that if a = b and b = c
then a has to = c.
Is that what we're doing here? no

Answer 11

so it must be D

Answer 12

yeah, good job.