Answer:
the Associative Property
Step-by-step explanation:
Notice that the ORDER doesn't change -- a, b, c on both sides. But the GROUPING changes.
Example:
3 + (4 + 5) = (3 + 4) + 5
3 + 9 = 7 + 5
12 = 12
Subtraction does NOT behave this way!
8 - (7 - 1) = 8 - 6 = 2
(8 - 7) - 1 = 1 - 1 = 0
It matters who you associate with! :-)
Answer:
-6 33/40
Step-by-step explanation:
2 5/8 * -2 3/5
Change each to an improper fraction
2 5/8 = (8*2+5)/8 = 21/8
2 3/5 = (5*2+3)/5 = 13/5
21/8 * -13/5
-273/40
Change to mixed number
40 goes into 273 6 times
6*40 = 240 273-240 =33
-6 33/40
Answer:
D
Step-by-step explanation: