Name the property the equation illustrates. –5 + (8 + 10) = (–5 + 8) + 10?
1.Commutative Property of Addition
2.Associative Property of Addition
3.Inverse Property of Addition
4.Commutative Property of Multiplication

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Name the property the equation illustrates. –5 + (8 + 10) = (–5 + 8) + 10?
1.Commutative Property of Addition 
2.Associative Property of Addition 
3.Inverse Property of Addition 
4.Commutative Property of Multiplication

misssunshinexxoxo · Answer

Which do you believe it is and welcome to OS :)

anonymous · Answer

I have no idea ? I need help

misssunshinexxoxo · Answer

In the parentheses gets done first, so this is changing the order you add/subtract. But, you know that the order you do these in makes no difference. That's what the property is saying, and that is called the Associative Property.

anonymous · Answer

so this is the associative property of addition because of the addition in the parentheses?