document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=644876>Question 644876</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the expression 3 times 4 and 4 times 3 are equal because why </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The COMMUTATIVE principle of ADDITION.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[The COMMUTATIVE principle holds for MULTIPLICATION. However notice thst<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 DIVIDED BY 4 and 4 DIVIDED BY 3 are NOT equal, so you can swap <BR>\n" );
document.write( "numbers when you MULTIPLY (or add) them but you can't swap them if <BR>\n" );
document.write( "your DIVIDE (or subtract) them.]\r<BR>\n" );
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