1. Given ( The Original Equation)
2. Distributive Property (A number, n, is distributed amongst all values in its parentheses)
3. Addition Property Of Equality, Formally Property Of Equality ( What I add to one side of the equation, I must do it to the other)
4. Divisions Property Of Equality ( What I divide on one side to the equation, I must divide on the other)
The Commutative Property states that numbers can be added in any order or multiplied in any order. I'm unable to see the reasoning behind this in relation to the steps.