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Commutative Property of Addition:
\The order in which numbers are added does not change the sum.
\For any numbers a and b: a + b = b + a.
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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: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=0ac940ec69cdcbea7470db4d2cb12516.png\")
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According to associative property of multiplication, the statement can be written as
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(Add: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=443fca315c9096e360813fe0661e8433.png\")
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The simplified expression is ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=b5fa0d63de5ec127caa8c4de559f3a17.png\")
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