Which of the following best illustrates the associative property for whole numbers in addition?

• (2 + 3) + 4 = 2 + (3 + 4)
• 2 + 3 = 3 + 2
• 4 + 0 = 4
• 2 × 3 = 3 × 2

Is the following statement true or false? The commutative property does not hold for subtraction of whole numbers.

State the identity element for multiplication of whole numbers.

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Which statement correctly describes the commutative property for whole numbers?

• a + b = b + a
• a - b = b - a
• a × 0 = 0
• (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)