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Figure 2.6
Six groups of properties allow you to work with the real and other number systems.
If you start with 3 and then add 5 to it, you obtain the same result as when you
start with 5 and add 3. If you multiply 3 by 4, you obtain the same result as when
you multiply 4 by 3. The commutative property allows you to change the order in
which you carry out an addition or multiplication operation without changing
the outcome of the operation.
Associative Property
When you work with three or more numbers,
a
,
b
, and
c
, you can group them in
different ways as you perform the addition or multiplication operations that join
