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Write an expression that simplifies to 160 using the commutative and associative properties

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Let's say we have an expression x * y + z * w, where x, y, z and w are numbers.

We can use the commutative property to change the order of the summands:

x * y + z * w = y * x + w * z = (y + z) * x + w

Since we have a sum of two products, we can use the associative property to combine them:

(y + w) * (x + 15) = 160

By dividing both sides of the equation by 2, we get:

(y + w) / 2 * (x + 15) / 2 = 80

We can then simplify this expression using the distributive property:

(y / 2) + (w / 2) * (x / 2) + (15 / 2)

Since the numbers are all positive, we can cancel out the halves on the left, and combine the remaining terms:

y / 2 + (w / 2) * x + 15 / 2 = 80

Finally, we can simplify this expression by dividing both sides of the equation by the constant fraction:

y / 2 + (w / 2) * x + 15 / 2 = 80

(y / 2) + (w / 2) * (x / 2) + (15 / 2) = 80

Simplifying this expression, we get y / 2 + (w / 2) * x / 2 + 15 / 2 = 40.

By simplifying the last term further, we get:

y / 2 + (w / 2) * x / 2 + 7.5 = 40

Therefore, the equation that simplifies to 160 is this one:

y / 2 + (w / 2) * x / 2 + 7.5

I hope this helps!

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