Question

Jason earns $35.50 on Monday, spends $24.00 on Tuesday, and earns $12.50 on Wednesday. Which equation shows how the Associative Property can be used when adding these rational numbers?
35.50 + (−24.00) + 12.50 = −24.00 + 35.50 + 12.50
[35.50 + (−24.00)] + 12.50 = 35.50 + [(−24.00) + 12.50]
35.50 + (-24.00) + 12.50 = 35.50 + 12.50 + (−24.00)
(35.50 + (−24.00)) + 12.50 = (−24.00 + 35.50) + 12.50

Answer 1

The answer is 24. 35.50-24.00 is 11.50 and you add that with the 12.50 that he earned on Wednesday and you get 24 as the answer