Write an example of the Associative Property of Addition.
The associative property of addition states that no matter how the numbers are grouped in an addition expression, the sum remains the same.
For example: (2 + 3) + 4 = 2 + (3 + 4)
Let's say we have apples in a basket. If we group the apples together and then add more apples to the basket, the total number of apples will be the same if we first add some apples and then group them together.
If there are 2 apples in the basket at first and we add 3 more, the total number of apples will be (2 + 3) = 5.
If we take this total of 5 apples and add 4 more apples, we get (5 + 4) = 9.
On the other hand, if we first add 3 apples to the basket and then add 4 more, the total number of apples will be 2 + (3 + 4) = (2 + 7) = 9.
Thus, according to the associative property of addition, the sum remains the same regardless of how the numbers are grouped. In this example, no matter if we group the apples together first and then add more, or if we first add some apples and then group them together, the total number of apples in the basket remains the same.