The grouping of addends does not affect their sum. In symbolic form, a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c. Unlike addition, subtraction is not associative.

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The grouping of addends does not affect their sum. In symbolic form, a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c. Unlike addition, subtraction is not associative.