Question

Which property of addition of whole numbers is shown in the following example?

$683+317=317+683=1000$

• A. Closure
• B. Commutative
• C. Associative
• D. Distributive

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Commutative

The explanation for the correct option

Option B: Commutative

Commutative property if a and b are any two whole numbers, whatever be the order is, the product remains the same

$683+317=317+683=1000$

so option B is the correct answer.

The explanation for the incorrect option

Option A: Closure property --- a product of any two whole numbers is always the whole number

Option C: Associative: When we add three numbers, the manner in which we associate or group the number does not change

Option D: Distributive: If a,b and c are any three whole numbers then, $a\times (b+c)=ab+ac$