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Commutative Property of Multiplication:
\The order in which numbers are multiplied does not change the product.
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(According to commutative property: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=6fdf188e30312419c75509f33c6c6512.png\")
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Associative Property of Multiplication:
\The way in which numbers are grouped when multiplied does not change the
\product. For any numbers a, b and c: ![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=fca61658b37c4cf8c1593ce695acbefc.png\")
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According to associative property of multiplication, the statement can be written as
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(Multiply: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=cc77602c53ba75921ba95a2ced3e286b.png\")
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The simplified expression is 44t.
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