Question

Match the following.

• A. b+a
• B. (a+b)+c
• C. (a×b)+(a×c)

Answer 1

Commutative Property:
a + b = b + a
Example: 3 + 4 = 7 = 4 + 3

Associative Property:
a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c
Example: 5 + (10 + 3) = 18 = (5 + 10) +3

Distributive Property:
a $\times$ (b + c) = (a $\times$ b) + (a $\times$ c)
Example: 10 $\times$ (5 + 4) = 90 = 10 $\times$ 5 + 10 $\times$ 4