Give an example of addition problem in which you would and would not group the addends differently to add
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In a problem like 1+1+1, I would not group the addends differently. This is because, no matter which way you place the ones, you will always be adding 1+1+1.
In a problem like 3+5+7, I would group the addends differently (3+7+5). This is because, in the first problem you would first add together 3+5 to get 8, and then you would add 8+7 to get 15. However, if you were to add 3+7 first, you would get 10. 10+5 is much easier to add than 8+7.