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When combining lengths to make a new length does the order or lengths matter? ( this is the acrobat Cecil tightrope thing)

Pls help worth a lot of points When combining lengths to make a new length does the-example-1
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No the order does not matter as long as you are adding.
The associative property of addition allows you to add all the lengths in whichever order.
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Answer: It does not matter.

Explanation:

Its because of the commutative property.

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