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Commutative Property of Multiplication:
\The order in which numbers are multiplied does not change the product.
\For any numbers a and b: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=052c9755161f061d2909acb72df48684.png\")
.
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Associative Property of Multiplication:
\The order in which numbers are grouped when multiplied does not change
\ the product. For any numbers a, b and c: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=fca61658b37c4cf8c1593ce695acbefc.png\")
.
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(Multiply: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=0cb5a66250bafc25e91fb28b8a8bfb99.png\")
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The simplified expression is 40x.