Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 1 - Foundations for Algebra - 1-4 Properties of Real Numbers - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 27: 25

Answer

$11+3x$

Work Step by Step

We start with the given expression: $(2+3x)+9$ The commutative property of addition states that changing the order of the addends does not affect the sum. We use this property to rearrange the addends: $9+(2+3x)$ The associative property of addition states that changing the grouping of the addends does not affect the sum. We use this property to group the addends differently: $(9+2)+3x$ We use the order of operations to simplify. We simplify inside the parentheses: $11+3x$
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