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Kari has x green apples and y red apples. Which statement explains why x + y and y + x will each find the total number of apples that Kari has?

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In addition, the order of the variables matters in the expression.


In addition, the order of variables does not matter in the expression.


The first expression has a greater value than the second expression.


The expressions are not equivalent because there are two variables.

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x+y and y+x are the same as stated by the commutative law.
This is because let’s say x=2 and y=3,
2+3=5 and 3+2=5
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