Provide an Appropriate Response $a + ( b + 2 a )$

question 138

Essay

Provide an appropriate response.
-Use the associative and commutative properties of addition to simplify $a + ( b + 2 a )$ , where $a$ and $b$ are whole numbers and $a \neq b$ .

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