Question

With respect to the associative property of numbers, which of the following is valid?

• A. Integers
• B. Whole numbers
• C. Rational numbers
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

The correct options are
A

Integers

B

Whole numbers

The associative property of numbers is only valid for the addition and multiplication of numbers, as mentioned below.
$a+(b+c)=(a+b)+c$
$a\times (b\times c)=(a\times b)\times c$
It is not valid for operations such as division and subtraction.