[tex]\text{Associative property:}\\\\a+(b+c)=(a+b)+c\\\\\text{Find the equation that matches with the associative property formula}\\\\\text{When you add them, you should get the same answer no matter what}\\\text{position the numbers are in}\\\\(23+15)-5\\\\38-5=33\\\\23+15-5\\\\38-5=33\\\\\text{This means that A would be your answer}\\\\\boxed{A. (23 + 15) - 5 = 23+ (15 - 5)}[/tex]
