What is the Associtavie property and distributive property in math?

The associative property in math states that the way numbers are grouped in addition or multiplication does not change their sum or product. For example, in addition, (a + b) + c = a + (b + c), and in multiplication, (a × b) × c = a × (b × c). The distributive property, on the other hand, involves distributing a multiplication operation over addition or subtraction, expressed as a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c. This property allows for the simplification of expressions and solving equations.