Verify the associative property on addition for the three numbers 73, -42 and -95.

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Associative property on addition can be written as:
a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c

Verifying it for the given numbers, where a= 73, b= -42 and c= -95:
73 + ((-42) + (-95)) = 73 + (-137) = -64
(73 + (-42)) + (-95) = 31 + (-95) = -64

Hence verified.

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Verify the associative property on addition for the three numbers 73, -42 and -95.

Associative property on addition can be written as: a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c Verifying it for the given numbers, where a= 73, b= -42 and c= -95: 73 + ((-42) + (-95)) = 73 + (-137) = -64 (73 + (-42)) + (-95) = 31 + (-95) = -64 Hence verified.

Associative property on addition can be written as:
a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c

Verifying it for the given numbers, where a= 73, b= -42 and c= -95:
73 + ((-42) + (-95)) = 73 + (-137) = -64
(73 + (-42)) + (-95) = 31 + (-95) = -64

Hence verified.