document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=439405>Question 439405</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the associative and commutative properties of addition to simplify <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+(b+2a)where a and b are whole numbers and a&#8800;b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a+(b+2a)where a and b are whole numbers and a&#8800;b. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a+2a)+b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 3a+b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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