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- theorems
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- prealgebra
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2022-04-23 13:26:53 +01:00
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# The Associative Property of Addition and Multiplication
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**Let $a$, $b$ , $c$ represent members of $\mathbb{W}$ or $\mathbb{Z}$ then:**
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$$ (a + b) + c = a + (b + c) $$
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$$ a \cdot (b \cdot c) = (a \cdot b) \cdot c $$
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2024-02-02 15:58:13 +00:00
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When grouping symbols (parentheses, brackets, braces) are used with the
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multiplication and addition of whole numbers and integers, the particular
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placement of the grouping symbols relative to each of the addends or
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multiplicands does not change the sum/product.
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