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- https://math.libretexts.org/Courses/Barton_Community_College/Book%3A_Technical_Mathematics_(Turner)/01%3A_The_Whole_Numbers/1.02%3A_Adding_and_Subtracting_Whole_NumbersBecause of the associate property of addition, when presented with a sum of three numbers, whether you start by adding the first two numbers or the last two numbers, the resulting sum is the same. How...Because of the associate property of addition, when presented with a sum of three numbers, whether you start by adding the first two numbers or the last two numbers, the resulting sum is the same. However, because subtraction is the opposite of addition, in Figure 1.5 we attach an arrow of magnitude (length) four to the end of the first arrow, but pointing in the opposite direction (to the left).
- https://math.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/PreAlgebra/Prealgebra_(Arnold)/01%3A_The_Whole_Numbers/1.02%3A_Adding_and_Subtracting_Whole_NumbersBecause of the associate property of addition, when presented with a sum of three numbers, whether you start by adding the first two numbers or the last two numbers, the resulting sum is the same. How...Because of the associate property of addition, when presented with a sum of three numbers, whether you start by adding the first two numbers or the last two numbers, the resulting sum is the same. However, because subtraction is the opposite of addition, in Figure 1.5 we attach an arrow of magnitude (length) four to the end of the first arrow, but pointing in the opposite direction (to the left).
- https://math.libretexts.org/Courses/Las_Positas_College/Foundational_Mathematics/01%3A_The_Whole_Numbers/1.02%3A_Adding_and_Subtracting_Whole_NumbersBecause of the associate property of addition, when presented with a sum of three numbers, whether you start by adding the first two numbers or the last two numbers, the resulting sum is the same. How...Because of the associate property of addition, when presented with a sum of three numbers, whether you start by adding the first two numbers or the last two numbers, the resulting sum is the same. However, because subtraction is the opposite of addition, in Figure 1.5 we attach an arrow of magnitude (length) four to the end of the first arrow, but pointing in the opposite direction (to the left).
- https://math.libretexts.org/Courses/Western_Technical_College/PrePALS_PreAlgebra/01%3A_Whole_Numbers/1.02%3A_Adding_and_Subtracting_Whole_NumbersBecause of the associate property of addition, when presented with a sum of three numbers, whether you start by adding the first two numbers or the last two numbers, the resulting sum is the same. How...Because of the associate property of addition, when presented with a sum of three numbers, whether you start by adding the first two numbers or the last two numbers, the resulting sum is the same. However, because subtraction is the opposite of addition, in Figure 1.5 we attach an arrow of magnitude (length) four to the end of the first arrow, but pointing in the opposite direction (to the left).
- https://math.libretexts.org/Courses/Honolulu_Community_College/Math_75X%3A_Introduction_to_Mathematical_Reasoning_(Kearns)/01%3A_Whole_Numbers_and_Integers/1.02%3A_Combining_Whole_Numbers-_Addition_and_Subtraction_with_Whole_NumbersBecause of the associate property of addition, when presented with a sum of three numbers, whether you start by adding the first two numbers or the last two numbers, the resulting sum is the same. How...Because of the associate property of addition, when presented with a sum of three numbers, whether you start by adding the first two numbers or the last two numbers, the resulting sum is the same. However, because subtraction is the opposite of addition, in Figure 1.5 we attach an arrow of magnitude (length) four to the end of the first arrow, but pointing in the opposite direction (to the left).
- https://math.libretexts.org/Courses/Western_Technical_College/PrePALS_Math_with_Business_Apps/01%3A_Whole_Numbers/1.02%3A_Adding_and_Subtracting_Whole_NumbersBecause of the associate property of addition, when presented with a sum of three numbers, whether you start by adding the first two numbers or the last two numbers, the resulting sum is the same. How...Because of the associate property of addition, when presented with a sum of three numbers, whether you start by adding the first two numbers or the last two numbers, the resulting sum is the same. However, because subtraction is the opposite of addition, in Figure 1.5 we attach an arrow of magnitude (length) four to the end of the first arrow, but pointing in the opposite direction (to the left).
