document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=897612>Question 897612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> name the property of real numbers illustrated by each equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(3x-y)=6x-2y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3+(pi)=(pi)+3<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 #544198 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=544198\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> name the property of real numbers illustrated by each equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(3x-y)=6x-2y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3+(pi)=(pi)+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(3x-y)=6x-2y ... <font color=\"blue\">This is using the <font color=\"red\">distributive property</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<a  rel=nofollow HREF=\"http://www.algebrahelp.com/lessons/simplifying/distribution/\">Distributive Property</a>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Some other examples of the distributive property\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice how the outer term is being multiplied by <u>EVERY</u> term inside the parenthesis and then you add up those products. A common mistake is to multiply the outer term with only the first term inside (or only a few terms inside, but not all). Be careful not to fall for this common mistake.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3+(pi)=(pi)+3 ... <font color=\"blue\">This is using the <font color=\"red\">Commutative Property of Addition</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<a  rel=nofollow HREF=\"http://coolmath.com/prealgebra/06-properties/01-properties-commutative-addition-01.htm\">Commutative Property of Addition</a>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This property basically states: \"You can add any two numbers in any order you want\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Other examples\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7+11 = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11+7 = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9+8 = 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8+9 = 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "44+6 = 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6+44 = 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can use a number line to display each example visually.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm sure you are quite familiar with this property at this point on an intuitive/common sense level. The \"Commutative Property of Addition\" is just the term mathematicians have given the idea.\r<BR>\n" );
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