document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=40056>Question 40056</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the properties of addition and multiplication to complete the statement.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "            (5 + 18) + 4 = 5 + ( ____ + 4)  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Changing the ____ to an x for simplicity<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23+4 = 5+(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27 = 5+(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22 = x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18 = x </SPAN>\n" );
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