(56-32)-15

Question

• what is a  associative property (56-32)-15 what is the answer of this question

 

 

 

 

 

Answer 1

(56 - 32) - 15 associative property states that (a + b) + c is equal to a + (b + c)

 

so (56 - 32) - 15 ---> 56 + (-32 - 15)

 

 

Answer 2

Hi Shantaisha;

(56-32)-15

The way to describe this is that 56 and -32 are associating with each other in the parenthetical aspect of this expression.

Because nothing is being multiplied nor divided, we can change the association...

(56-15)-32

or

(-15-32)+56

Please note the fact that subtracting a positive number, is the same thing as adding a negative number;

+ and - is identical to - and +.

 

An associative principle cannot be applied to...

4(14-8)-15

The -15 cannot be moved into the parenthetical aspect of this expression.

 

Please note, I am using the term expression.  It is NOT an equation because there is no resolution; =.