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Commutative Property of Addition

Mathematics Grade 2 Difficulty 1/5

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🌟 The Commutative Property of Addition 🌟

🍎 What is the Commutative Property?

The commutative property tells us a special math secret:

a + b = b + a

This means: Changing the order of the numbers we add does NOT change the answer!

3 + 5 = 8 ↕️ Same Answer! ↕️ 5 + 3 = 8

🍎🍎🍎 Simple Explanation with Apples!

3 apples + 5 apples
+

= 8 apples! 🍎

5 apples + 3 apples
+

= 8 apples! 🍎

✨ WOW! Both ways give us 8 apples! ✨

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