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It means that FOR CERTAIN OPERATIONS, you can start at the left or at the right, and get the same results. In the case of addition of real numbers, in symbols, you have:(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
An example with specific numbers:
(20 + 10) + 5 = 20 + (10 + 5)
Similar for multiplication of real numbers. Parentheses mean that you should do the operation inside the parentheses first.
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Does the associative property apply to division?
there is not division for the associative property
Division of whole numbers is associative?
No it is not an associative property.
What property is this (78 plus 54) plus 46 78 plus (54 plus 46)?
It is the associative property of addition.
What are the definitions of associative property?
The associative property is the property that a * (b * c) = (a * b) * c for any binary operation *. Addition and multiplication are associative, but these are definitely not the only two operations that obey this property.
Is there an associative property of subtraction?
No it can not.
