The question is show how the commutative property of addition works using 2,3,and 5.

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It simply means the answer will always be the same no matter what order you put the numbers in!

2+3+5=10
3+2+5=10
5+2+3=10
2 + 3 + 5 = 3 + 5 + 2 = 5 + 3 + 2
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