Question

Explain how to write an equivalent expression using the associative property.

Answer 1

Answer:

The associative property allows you to keep the order of the terms and change the position of the parentheses.

Rewrite the terms in the same order, then move the parentheses.

Write  2 + 11 inside the parentheses.

The equivalent expression is (2 + 11) + y.

Answer 2

Remove parentheses; it's the same thing with addition and subtraction.

2+11+y
13+y

2+(11+y) is equivalent to 13 + y.