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PROPERTIES
OF
Real numbers
 Addition and multiplication of real
numbers obey the commutative law.

2 + (-5) = (-5) + 2
(-3) + (-4) = (-4) + (-3)

2 x (-5) = (-5) x 2
(-3) x (-4) = (-4) x (-3)
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Addition and multiplication of
real numbers also obey the
associative law.

[2 + (-5) ] + 7 = 2 + [(-5) + 7]
[2 x (-5) ] x 7 = 2 x [(-5) x 7]

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For real numbers, multiplication
is distributive over addition and
subtraction.

-2 x (-3 + 4) = -2 x (-3) + (-2) x 4

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