What Property Does the Expression Demonstrate? (17 + 3)

question 40

Multiple Choice

What property does the expression demonstrate? (17 + 3) + 16 = (3 + 17) + 16

• A) Commutative property of addition
• B) Identity property of addition
• C) Distributive property of multiplication over addition
• D) Associative property of addition

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Definitions:

Sensory Registers

The initial processing centers in the brain where sensory information is received and held briefly before either being discarded or processed further.

Visual Information

Data perceived through the sense of sight, including everything that can be seen or visually communicated.

Icon

A symbol or graphic representation on a screen interface that represents a program, function, data, or a collection of data.

Short-term Memory

The part of the memory system that is responsible for holding small amounts of information in conscious awareness for a short period of time.