Either order is correct.
Small example: let's take
. Then
By the commutative property, we can write
By the associative property, we can regroup consecutive terms.
By the associative property again, we can regroup terms and write
Commutativity:
Associativity:
You can show by induction that this holds in general for
so that
.
Answer:
yes
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
16
Step-by-step explanation:
(3x - 1) + 2
(3(5) - 1) + 2
(15 - 1) + 2
14 + 2
16
Answer:
Greatest Common Factor: 24
Step-by-step explanation:
The greatest common factor is found by multiplying all the factors which appear in both lists: So the GCF of 24 (2x2x2x3) and 48 (2x2x2x2x3) is 2x2x2x3 which is 24.