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it is the commutative property of addition

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What is the term for adding numbers in any order to find their sum?

Commutativity.


What is adding numbers in any order and the sum will be the same?

It is the commutative property of addition.


What is the rule for adding or multiplying a set of numbers in different order?

If you have ONLY additions, you can add numbers in any order. Similarly, if you have ONLY multiplications, you can multiply in any order. Both rules follow from the commutative and associative properties of addition, and of multiplication, respectively.


Which property of addition states the order of adding three numbers does not affect the sum?

There are two concepts here that are often confused. If you mean that the order of the operation of addition can be carried out in any order then it is the property of associativity. If you mean that the numbers can be written in any order then the property is commutativity.


When might you use sum function in your school work?

Any time you want to get the total value of a set of numbers by adding them all together.


Can you get even result by adding any five odd numbers?

No - adding an odd quantity of odd numbers will always result in an odd number.


What is the definition of Commutative Property of Addition?

In symbols, this property is that for any numbers a and b, a + b = b + a. Informally it says that adding a to b is the same as adding b to a; or it does not matter whether you start at the top or the bottom when adding numbers.


What is the word you use to work out a sum?

Any +++ Strictly speaking, it is ADD. The word 'sum' is used colloquially for any simple arithmetical calculation, but in mathematics a 'sum' is properly the result of adding two or more numbers.


What are two prime numbers whose sum is also prime?

2 + 3 = 5 2 + 5 = 7 2+ 11 = 13 2 + 41 = 43 The numbers only work with 2 because adding odd numbers together equals an even number. 2 is the only even prime number and thus adding any other prime numbers together will not equal a prime.


Can you put these numbers in order for me?

you didnt give me any numbers


What is the property that states 100 plus 32 equals 32 plus 100 or 100 times 32 equals 32 times 100?

The associative property of math states that the order of the numbers can be in any order when adding and multiplying.


Are there any numbers which cannot be made as the result of adding consecutive numbers however many you use?

Numbers which are a power of 2 (1,2,4,8,16,32,64,...) cannot be made by summing consecutive numbers.