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The sum of 86, 68, and 38 is 192. What do you also know about the sum of 68, 38, and 86? Explain

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The sum of the numbers is the same, as they are the same numbers, just in a different order.

So the sum is 192.
User Acecool
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It's the same because it's used the commutative property where:

a+b = b+a

So, 86+68+38=192 it's the same sum as 68+38+86=192
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