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(23+ )+19=23+(+19)
Can any number complete the number sentence?

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If you are trying to state that:

(23 + x) + 19 = 23 + (x + 19), then any number can complete the number sentence.

Because they are the same for both sides, no matter what x is, it will always be equal. (Additive Property of Equality).

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