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The statement is “ $\"\"$ ”

Commutative Property of Addition:

The order in which numbers are added does not change the sum.

For any numbers a and b; a + b = b + a.

$\"\"$ (According to commutative property; a + b = b + a.) $\"\"$

Associative Property of Addition:

The way in which numbers are grouped when added does not

change the sum. For any numbers a, b and c; $\"\"$ .

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

$\"\"$

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

The simplified expression is $\"\"$ .