SOLUTION: Can someone help me on this problem? I need to know which property of the real numbers is illustrated by the following statement? 7 + 8 = 8 + 7 Thanks, Sher

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Question 53242: Can someone help me on this problem?
I need to know which property of the real numbers is illustrated by the following statement?
7 + 8 = 8 + 7
Thanks,
Sher
Answer by funmath(2873) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi Sher,
When you change the order in addition we call that property "the commutative property of addition."