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Answer:

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Explanation:

You want the expressions in the correct sequence to prove ...

z + z + z + z = 4z

Multiplication identity

The multiplicative identity property tells you z × 1 = z. Anything multiplied by 1 is unchanged. This lets us replace z in the original expression by z·1 in every case.

Distributive property

The distributive property tells you that multiplication distributes over addition. This means ...

z ·1 + z · 1 + z · 1 + z · 1 = z · (1 + 1 + 1 + 1)

Addition

The properties of addition and the set of integers tell us that ...

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4

so we can replace the indicated sum by its value:

z · (1 + 1 + 1 + 1) = z · 4

Commutative property

The commutative property of multiplication says a product is the same if the operands are in a different order:

z · 4 = 4·z = 4z

This is the last step in showing z + z + z + z = 4z.

The correct order of tiles is shown in the attachment.

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