Question

Hector must find the sum of 50 + 83 + 50 by using mental math. Which property allows Hector to simplify the equation to 50 + 50 + 83 and find an equivalent sum?

associative property
commutative property
distributive property
identity property

Answer 1

The associative property because it allows you to group together numbers to make it easy to add.

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Answer 2

183 A

Explanation: