Multiple Choice

An inventory manager is reconciling a ledger represented by the expression −84n+(−73n)+84n-84n + (-73n) + 84n. After the manager combines the opposite terms −84n-84n and 84n84n to get a value of zero, the expression is reduced to 0+(−73n)0 + (-73n). Which mathematical property allows the manager to conclude that the final simplified balance is simply −73n-73n?

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