Name: __________________________________________________

Associative Property: Addition

Find the answer for each problem below. Then rewrite each problem using the
associative property and find the answer. Show your work in solving each problem.
= _______
Example: 3 + (2+4) 9 (3+2) + 4 = _______
_______________ 9
3 + 6 = 9 5+4 =9

A) (7+6) + 2 = _______ ________________ = _________

B) 5 + (10+8) = _______ ________________ = _________

C) (9+4) + 7 = _______ ________________ = _________

D) (3+12) + 9 = _______ ________________ = _________

E) (8+6) + 8 = _______ ________________ = _________

F) (14+5) + 9 = _______ ________________ = _________

G) 9 + (13+2) = _______ ________________ = _________

H) 11 + (6+14) = _______ ________________ = _________

Copyright © 2014 k12mathworksheets.com. All Rights Reserved. Free for educational use at home or in classrooms. www.k12mathworksheets.com
 Key
Name: __________________________________________________

Associative Property: Addition

Find the answer for each problem below. Then rewrite each problem using the
associative property and find the answer. Show your work in solving each problem.
= _______
Example: 3 + (2+4) 9 (3+2) + 4 = _______
_______________ 9
3 + 6 = 9 5+4 =9

(7+6) + 2 = _______
A) 15 7 + (6+2)
________________ 15
= _________
13 + 2 = 15 7+8 = 15

5 + (10+8) = _______
B) 23 (5+10) + 8
________________ 23
= _________
5 + 18 = 23 15 + 8 = 23

(9+4) + 7 = _______
C) 20 9 + (4+7)
________________ 20
= _________
13 + 7 = 20 9 + 11 = 20

(3+12) + 9 = _______
D) 24 3 + (12+9)
________________ 24
= _________
15 + 9 = 24 3 + 21 = 24

(8+6) + 8 = _______
E) 22 8 + (6+8)
________________ 22
= _________
14 + 8 = 22 8 + 14 = 22

F)
(14+5) + 9 = _______
28 ________________
14 + (5+9) = _________
28
19 + 9 = 28 14 + 14 = 28

G)
9 + (13+2) = _______
24 ________________
(9+13) + 2 = _________
24
9 + 15 = 24 22 + 2 = 24

H)
11 + (6+14) = _______
31 ________________
(11+6) +14 = _________
31
11 + 20 = 31 17 + 14 = 31

Copyright © 2014 k12mathworksheets.com. All Rights Reserved. Free for educational use at home or in classrooms. www.k12mathworksheets.com