commutative
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Since changing the order of the division did not give the same result, division is not commutative.
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The commutative property has to do with order.
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The commutative properties only apply to addition and multiplication!
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When we have to simplify algebraic expressions, we can often make the work easier by applying the commutative or associative property first, instead of automatically following the order of operations.
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Often the meaning of a sentence tacitly implies that the commutative law does not hold.
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