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Commutative Property 1


The commutative property means that the order does not matter. In this topic, we work with the commutative property of addition.

Here is an example of the commutative property:

2 + 5     5 + 2

The answer is the same no matter the order of the numbers.
2 + 5 = 7     5 + 2 = 7

The property holds true even if you have more than two operands.

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10
3 + 4 + 1 + 2 = 10


An operation is "commutative" if the answer to a problem is the same regardless of the order of the operands. Addition is a commutative operation.

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