Use the commutative and/or associative laws to write a series of steps verifying the given statement.5 + (a + b) is equivalent to b + (5 + a)
What will be an ideal response?
| 5 + (a + b) = (5 + a) + b | Using the associative law |
| = b + (5 + a) | Using the commutative law |
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