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Kimberly statement is \"\"                          

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Associative property of addition:

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

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For any numbers a, b and c;  \"\".

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Kimberly statement is similar to associative property, so the statement is correct   \"\"

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Carlos statement is \"\" not similar to any standard properties.

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So, evaluate the expression and check the statement.\"\"

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\"\"                 (Multiply: \"\")

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

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

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

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The equation is false. So, the Carlos statement is wrong.\"\"

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Kimberly statement is correct.