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\
The statement is “![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=107903c8fafeb9d0409955f983c4074d.png\")
”
Associative Property of Addition:
\The way in which numbers are grouped and added does not change the sum.
\For any numbers a, b and c;![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=8f5bb42b2d167306fcf687961aea4234.png\")
According to associative property, the expression can be written as
\![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=b3fb1dd9ec9ea48f8d2f4c22c94da0ae.png\")
\ \
![\"\"](\"/userfiles/image/steps_images/step2.JPG\")
![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=3572ddbb35c343097a8e277649b324d7.png\")
(Add:![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=7a5e3491ba57b6df22fbf74d7e95bb6d.png\")
)
![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=5c74b44ab8b07f1f4830ce681853a031.png\")
(Subtract: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=b19844638e6734e413c31a762e7622fe.png\")
)
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The value of the expression is![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=e4da73bf322daabc0435b28938e7cc82.png\")
.