Question

Identify the property being applied.

$(10.3+3.7)+6.2=10.3+(3.7+6.2)$

• A. Associative Inverse
• B. Commutative Property of Addition
• C. Associative Property of Addition
• D. Order of Operations

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

(Associative Property of Addition)

Associative property states that no matter how you group the terms in a problem, the answer will remain same.
$i.e.,a+(b+c)=(a+b)+c$

By substituting $a=10.3,b=3.7,c=6.2$ in the above, we get

$(10.3+3.7)+6.2=10.3+(3.7+6.2)$.