Question

Which expressions are equivalent to g + h + (j + k)? Check all that apply.

g + (h + j) + k
(g + h) + j k
(g + h) + j + k
g + (h j) + k
g h + j k
g (h + j) k
g + h (j + k)

Answer 1

person above seems corect and he said a and c

Answer 2

According to the associative property of equality: (a + b) + c = a + (b + c) we can see that the parenthesis do not mean anything when we are only doing addition.

So answers 1. and 3. are correct.

Explanation: