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Commutative Property of Addition:
\The order in which numbers are added does not change the sum.
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Associative Property of Addition:
\The way in which numbers are grouped when added does not change the sum.
\For any numbers a, b and c; ![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=0ac940ec69cdcbea7470db4d2cb12516.png\")
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According to associative property, the statement can be written as
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The simplified expression is 11+k.