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Associative Property


Date: 5/22/96 at 16:30:52
From: Dean Humphus
Subject: Associative property

What is the associative property in algebra?


Date: 5/30/96 at 14:12:43
From: Doctor Darren
Subject: Re: Associative property

The associative property for addition merely states that: 
a+(b+c) = (a+b)+c.

For multiplication, it would state that (ab)c = a(bc)

I hope this helps.

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