Question

Which property of real numbers is shown below?
3+((-5)+6)=(3+(-5))+6

Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

meaning??

Answer 3

Can you see that on the left hand side the -5 is associated with the 6.

While on the right hand side the -5 is associated or grouped with the 3 first.

Answer 4

wouldn't it be Associative Property?

Answer 5

Yes.

Answer 6

ohh ok thank you for the help

Answer 7

When you add or multiply any three real numbers, the grouping (or association) of the numbers does not affect the result.

Answer 8

okay got it

Answer 9

thank you.

Answer 10

$$\huge a+(b+c)= (a+b)+c$$

Can you see that on the left hand side the b is associated with the c.

While on the right hand side the b is associated or grouped with the a first.

Answer 11

yeah i can see that

Answer 12

Thanks for trying to understand :)

Answer 13

no problem(: