To make the two expressions equivalent using the Commutative Property, we want to fill in the blanks such that both sides have the same terms rearranged.
The left side of the equation is:
\[ 5 + ( _ ) + 1 + 7 \]
The right side of the equation is:
\[ 4 + ( _ ) + 7 + 1 \]
To make both expressions equivalent, we notice that both sides currently include the numbers \(5\), \(1\), and \(7\) on the left, and \(4\), \(7\), and \(1\) on the right.
We want to determine what to put in the blanks.
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For the left side, if we find a number to replace the blank that will maintain the equality, we see that \(5\) can be rewritten using \(4\).
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Therefore, let’s fill the blanks as follows:
- First blank on the left side: \(4\)
- Second blank on the right side: \(5\)
So our completed expression becomes:
\[ 5 + (4) + 1 + 7 = 4 + (5) + 7 + 1 \]
This equality holds, and rearranging the numbers in any order due to the Commutative Property of Addition maintains the equality.