Question

Use the Associative Property of Addition to write an expression equivalent to r+ (h+t). r+ (h+t) = Enter your answer in the answer box. Save for Later

Answer 1

Associative propertry of addition.

Explanation:

The associative property of addition states that:

`a+(b+c) = (a+b)+c`

It states that we can add numbers regardless of the groups. The sum does not change irrespective of how the addends are grouped.

We are given the expression:

`r + (h + t)`

It can be written as:

`(r+h) + t`

It can also be written as:

`r + (h+t) = (r+t) + h = (h+t)+r = h + (t+r)`

Whatever maybe the arrangement of r, h and t, their sum will always be equal. We can regroup them in many ways but the sum remains the same.