properties of operations

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What is the Associative Property of Addition?

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The Associative Property of Addition states that the way in which numbers are grouped when adding does not change their sum. For example, (a + b) + c = a + (b + c).

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What is the Commutative Property of Addition?

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The Commutative Property of Addition states that the order in which two numbers are added does not change their sum. For example, a + b = b + a.

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What is the Distributive Property?

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The Distributive Property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac. It allows you to multiply a single term by two or more terms inside a set of parentheses.

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What is the Inverse Property of Addition?

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The Inverse Property of Addition states that for every number a, there is a number -a such that a + (-a) = 0.

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Simplify: 2(3x + 4)

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6x + 8.

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What is the equivalent expression for 42b + (7b + 5b)?

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(42b + 7b) + 5b.

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What is equivalent to 5 + (6 + 9)?

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(5 + 6) + 9.

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What is 2^4?

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16.

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What is the Commutative Property of Multiplication?

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The Commutative Property of Multiplication states that the order in which two numbers are multiplied does not change their product. For example, a × b = b × a.

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What is the Associative Property of Multiplication?

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The Associative Property of Multiplication states that the way in which numbers are grouped when multiplying does not change their product. For example, (a × b) × c = a × (b × c).