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Description: Properties of real numbers, such as the Associative Property and the Distributive Property, can be applied to numeric expressions without changing the value of the expression. Watch as Professor Edward Burger explains and showcases the Associative and Distributive Property of numbers. By the Associative Property, the sum or product of three or more real numbers is the same regardless of the way the numbers are grouped. For example, (5 + 2) + 4 = 5 + (2 + 4) = 10. By the Distributive Property, the product of a sum and a number is the same whether the sum is found first or whether each term is multiplied by the number first. For example, 5(6 + 2) = 5(8) = 40 and 5(6 + 2) = 5(6) + 5(2) = 30 + 10 = 40. The Distributive Property can also be applied to the product of a difference and a number. This video is from Thinkwell's award-winning Algebra 2 course. Go to thinkwellhomeschool.com for more videos like this one, along with worksheets, exercises, quizzes, notes, and more!