State true or false:
(v) Addition of whole numbers is associative.

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(v) Addition of whole numbers obeys the associative property.
i.e., $a + b + c = (a + b) + c = a + (b + c) .$
Example: $10 + 1 + 16 = (10 + 1) + 16 = 10 + (1 + 16)$
Hence, the given statement is true.

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State true or false:​ (v) Addition of whole numbers is associative.

(v) Addition of whole numbers obeys the associative property. i.e., a+b+c=(a+b)+c=a+(b+c). Example: 10+1+16=(10+1)+16=10+(1+16) Hence, the given statement is true.

State true or false:
(v) Addition of whole numbers is associative.

(v) Addition of whole numbers obeys the associative property.
i.e., $a + b + c = (a + b) + c = a + (b + c) .$
Example: $10 + 1 + 16 = (10 + 1) + 16 = 10 + (1 + 16)$
Hence, the given statement is true.