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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: ![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=052c9755161f061d2909acb72df48684.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: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=a5dae5702fa2a169295cff63d1d69793.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=b80efc43bb3dad8d98dd5547250686ef.png\")
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The simplified expression is 50r.