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The expression is 

Commutative Property of Multiplication:

For any numbers a and b:

Using Commutative Property of Multiplication, the statement can be written as

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Associative Property of Multiplication:

For any numbers a, b and c:

Using Associative Property of Multiplication, the statement can be written as

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 To simplify the expression following order of operations to performed:

1.      Evaluate the expressions inside grouping symbols.

2.      Evaluate Powers.

3.      Multiply and/or Divide in order from left to right.

4.      Add and/or Subtract in order from left to right.

According order of operations inside the grouping symbols should be evaluated first.

First operation is multiplying the numbers within the parenthesis.

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The value of the expression is 32b.