\"\"\"\"\"\"

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The statement is “\"\"”.

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\"\"                 (Product of two same signs is positive)

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Rearrange the terms using the commutative property: a + b = b + a.

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\"\"

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\"\"             (Associative property of multiplication: \"\")

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\"\"                 (Multiply: \"\")

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\"\"                 (Commutative property of multiplication: \"\")

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

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The product is \"\".