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What is commutative property addition?
The commutative property of addition states that x + y = y + x for any two elements x and y.
What is the difference between the commutative property and associative property?
In the case of addition: Commutative property: a + b = b + a Associative property: (a + b) + c = a + (b + c) Note that (1) the commutative property involves two numbers; the associative property involves three; and (2) the commutative property changes the order of the operands; the associative property doesn't. Repeatedly applying the two properties allow you to rearrange an addition that involves several numbers in any order.
What is the property that guarantees that you can add two numbers in either order called?
The commutative property of addition.
What is the difference between a commutative property and an associative property in math?
Commutative means that the order can be changed without affecting the answer. For example, multiplication is commutative but division is not. 2 x 4 = 8 and 4 x 2 = 8 (commutative) 2 / 4 = 1/2 but 4 / 2 = 2 (not commutative) Associative means that the order that two operations is completed can be changed without affecting the answer. (2 x 4) x 3 = 2 x (4 x 3) - (associative)
How does commutative property work?
if a,b are any two numbers then a+b=b+a
