Which of the following options demonstrate the associative property for integers?
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
(a + b + c) + d = a + (b + c + d)
Associative property is represented by
(a+b)+c=a+(b+c)
It means that result of the addition is always same irrespective of which two or more than two numbers you add first. For more than 3 numbers, it can be represented as:
(a + b + c) + d = a + (b + c + d)
For e.g. If a = 3; b = -1; c = 5
(a + b) + c = (3 + (-1)) + 5 = (3 - 1) + 5 = 2 + 5 = 7
a + (b + c) = 3 + (-1 + 5) = 3 + 4 = 7
The result is the same in both cases.