document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=84997>Question 84997</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the properties of addition and multiplication to complete the statement.	(9 + 17) + 20 = 9 + ( ____ + 20)  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Associative property of addition. The order in which the terms are added does not change the answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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