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larry claims that 14+12×8+12 and14×12+8×12 are equivalent because they have the same digits and the same operations

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They are not the same because one they dont get the same answer and one of the signs are different so it has changed the answer
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they are not the same because 14+12=26+8=34×12=168+340=408 and the other one is 14×12=28+140=768 and clearly they are not the same because 768 > 408
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