Use an associative property to write an equivalent expression: (x+y)+5
Use the Associative Property to write an equivalent expression for (5y * 6z) * 8x
(y+5)+x
(x+y)5
Use the Commutative Property to write an equivalent expression for 5y + 6
To use the associative property, we need to group the terms differently while keeping the addition operation between them.
The associative property states that for any three numbers a, b, and c, the order of the numbers can be changed without affecting the sum.
So, let's group the terms differently:
First, let's group the terms (x + y) together, and leave the 5 separate:
(x + y) + 5
Since addition is commutative, we can write this as:
5 + (x + y)
Now, we have an equivalent expression using the associative property.