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The statement is “\"\"”

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Associative property of addition:

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The way in which numbers are grouped when added does not change the sum.

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For any numbers a, b and c; \"\"

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According to associative property, the statement can be written as

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\"\"\"\"

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\"\"                              (Add: \"\")

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\"\"                                       (Add: \"\")\"\"

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The sum is 38.

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