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The statement is “”

Commutative property of multiplication:

The order in which numbers are multiplied does not change the product.

For any numbers a and b,

                           (According to commutative property: )

Associative property of multiplication:

The way in which numbers are grouped when multiplied does not change the product.

For any numbers a, b and c;

According to associative property, the statement can be written as

                                 (Multiply: )

Or 48c \ \

The simplified expression is 48c.