Question

What property would you use to find an equivalent expression for 8 + ( 7 + 9)?

Answer 1

associative property using this question

Answer 2

Associative Property

Explanation:

1. I would use the Associative Property because it states that you can add any numbers together no matter how they are separated or grouped (with parentheses).
2. Knowing what we said in step 1, here are some other ways you can write the expression given (they are written in the steps below)
3. 8 + 7 + 9
4. (8 + 7) + 9
5. (8 + 9) + 7

I hope this helps!