How could you rewrite the expression (–3 + 5) + 8 + (–1) using the Associative Property of Addition? plz help
the two quantities in parentheses and the 8 can go in any order
oops ... the order thing is commutative principle
associative means putting additional parentheses around the 8 and one of the other quantities
ok thank you so much
To rewrite the expression using the Associative Property of Addition, we need to group the numbers in a different way while keeping the order of addition the same.
The Associative Property of Addition states that the grouping of numbers being added does not affect the sum.
So, let's group the numbers by pairing the first set of parentheses with the last term and the second set of parentheses with the middle term.
The expression (–3 + 5) + 8 + (–1) can be rewritten as:
(–3 + 5) + [(8 + (–1))]
(–3 + 5) + [8 + (–1)]
Now, let's simplify the expressions within the parentheses separately:
(–3 + 5) = 2
8 + (–1) = 7
So, the rewritten expression using the Associative Property of Addition is:
2 + 7
Therefore, the expression (–3 + 5) + 8 + (–1) can be simplified to 2 + 7.