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Lance wants to find the total length of three boards. he uses the expression 3 1/2+2+4 1/2 how can Lance rewrite the expression using both the associative and community properties of addition

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Answer:

Total length of three boards is 10.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given expression is,

[tex]\Rightarrow 3\frac{1}{2}+2+4\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

First solving the mixed fraction into fractions.

[tex]\Rightarrow \frac{7}{2}+2+\frac{9}{2}[/tex]

Using commutative property, [a+b = b+a]

we can rewrite the given expression as,

[tex]\frac{7}{2}+(2+\frac{9}{2})=\frac{7}{2}+(\frac{9}{2}+2)[/tex]

Using associative property [a+(b+c) = (a+b)+c]

[tex]\frac{7}{2}+(\frac{9}{2}+2)=(\frac{7}{2}+\frac{9}{2})+2[/tex]

this reduces to , [tex]\frac{7+9}{2}+2=8+2=10[/tex]

Thus, total length of three boards is 10.