document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=380113>Question 380113</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Do 5+x and x+5 represent the same expressions? Why?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #269789 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kingme18><B>kingme18(98)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kingme18><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=kingme18><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=269789\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yes.  This is a perfect example of the Commutative Property of Addition, which essentially says that, when adding, order doesn't matter.  You can rearrange terms when adding.  This property is also true for multiplication, but it is NOT true for subtraction or division. </SPAN>\n" );
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