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Commutative property of multiplication:
\The order in which numbers are multiplied does not change the product.
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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: ![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=fca61658b37c4cf8c1593ce695acbefc.png\")
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According to associative property of multiplication, the statement can be written as
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(Multiply: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=7a80eeb4ff2d921f2c20d5a1359a8fb9.png\")
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The simplified expression is 72a.