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Commutative Property of Addition:
\The order in which numbers are added does not change the sum.
\For any numbers a and b; ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=04ab48db2a6385513b3391bf07d33cff.png\")
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(According to commutative property of addition)![\"\"](\"/userfiles/image/steps_images/step2.JPG\")
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; ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=0ac940ec69cdcbea7470db4d2cb12516.png\")
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According to associative property, the statement can be written as
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(Add: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=55eb896198b01e7dfed6825f423ccee5.png\")
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The simplified expression is 16+m.