The Commutative Property of Addition states that the order in which two numbers are added does not change the sum. Thus, you can rearrange the terms in the expression \( 4x + 8x \) in any order.
Using the Commutative Property, you can rewrite the expression as:
\[ 8x + 4x \]
However, it's worth noting that the expression can also be simplified by combining like terms:
\[ 4x + 8x = (4 + 8)x = 12x \]
So, the rewritten expression using the Commutative Property is \( 8x + 4x \), and the simplified form is \( 12x \).
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