$\"\"$

The statement is “ $\"\"$ ”

Associative Property of Addition:

The way in which numbers are grouped when added does not change the sum.

For any numbers a, b and c: $\"\"$ . $\"\"$

According to associative property, the statement can be written as

$\"\"$

$\"\"$ (Add: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

The simplified expression is $\"\"$ .