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Associative Law
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The "Associative Laws" mean that it doesn't matter how you group the numbers when you add. Or when you multiply.
(In other words it doesn't matter which you calculate first
Example addition: (2 + 4) + 5 = 2 + (4 + 5)
Because 6 + 5 = 2 + 9 = 11
Example multiplication: (3 × 4) × 5 = 3 × (4 × 5)
12 × 5 = 3 × 20 = 60
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