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Which shows the best use of the associative and commutative properties to make simplifying [tex]\frac{1}{6} -8+3- \frac{5}{6} +9[/tex] easier?

A. (1/6 - 5/6) + [3+9+ (-8)]
B. (3 +1/6) + [9+(-8)+(-5/6)]
C. [1/6 + (-8)] + [3+(-5/6) +9]
D. [3 +9 + 1/6] + [ - 5/6 + (-8)]