Consider the following equation: 4 + 3 + 5 = 5 + 3 + 4. This equation shows an application of which property of operations?

commutative property of addition
associative property of multiplication
distributive property
associative property of addition

commutative property of addition

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The equation 4 + 3 + 5 = 5 + 3 + 4 demonstrates the associative property of addition. This property states that the grouping of numbers being added does not affect the sum. In this case, the numbers are being added in a different grouping, but the sum remains the same.