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Commutative and Associative Laws

Numbers and Decimals Commutative and Associative Laws

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  • Commutative Law in Addition and Multiplication
  • Associative Law for Simplifying Calculations
  • Applying the Commutative and Associative Laws
  • Limitations of the Commutative and Associative Laws

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The Commutative Law allows swapping numbers in addition and multiplication, shown with examples, but does not apply to subtraction or division.
Examples of the commutative law in addition, 77 + 246 + 23, and multiplication, 25 * 19 * 4 with step-by-step calculations.
The Associative Law allows grouping numbers when adding or multiplying, but does not apply to subtraction or division.
Examples of the Associative Law in addition, (127 + 48) + 52, and multiplication, 5 * (2 * 228) with step-by-step calculations.
Applying step by step both the commutative and associative law in addition, 32 + (115 + 68), and multiplication, 20 × (48 × 5).

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