Lance wants to find the total length of 3 boards. He uses the expression 3 1/2 + (2+4 1/2). How can Lance rewrite the expression using both the Associative and Cummutative property of addition?

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Tamia Estrada

5 January, 02:46

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Stitch · Answer 1

10 because addition doesn't matter how you add it

Solomon Pugh · Answer 2

Lance can rewrite it by doing commutative properly this way a + b = b + a

Or associative property this way

(A+b) + c=a + (b+c)