Identify Properties of the Real Numbers
-$$2 + ( 8 + 7 ) = ( 2 + 8 ) + 7$$
A) Associative property of addition
B) Commutative property of addition
C) Distributive property of multiplication over addition
D) Identity property of addition

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This equation demonstrates the associative property of addition, which states that the way in which numbers are grouped in an addition operation does not change the sum.

Identify Properties of the Real Numbers - 2+(8+7)=(2+8)+72 + ( 8 + 7 ) = ( 2 + 8 ) + 72+(8+7)=(2+8)+7

Identify Properties of the Real Numbers
- $2 + ( 8 + 7 ) = ( 2 + 8 ) + 7$