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The statement is “\"\"

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Commutative property of multiplication:

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

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For any numbers a and b: \"\".

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\"\"                 (According to commutative property: \"\")\"\"

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Associative property of multiplication:

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

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product. For any numbers a, b and c: \"\".

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According to associative property of multiplication, the statement can be written as

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\"\"

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\"\"                               (Multiply: \"\")

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Or \"\"

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\"\"

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The simplified expression is 72s.

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