It means that you can move the numbers around. The numbers "Associate" with each other.
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3+8 = 8+3 is NOT an associative property but a commutative property. Associative property shows change of grouping while commutative property shows change of order.
The associative property definition is this : you can group two numbers multiply them together then multiply that product by the other number. For example (3x3)x3=27 so basically all the associative property is about is grouping the numbers in different ways and making the problem faster and easier depending on what numbers you are multiplying. Hope that makes it easier 
it means to figure out what kind of property it is
The distributive property states that a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c
its the same thing as additive property.. but your not adding, your dividing....:)