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Recalling Properties of Addition for Code Optimization

A data analyst is optimizing a software script that calculates weekly inventory changes for a specific item, nn. The original code calculates the net change using the expression −84n+(−73n)+84n-84n + (-73n) + 84n. The analyst mathematically simplifies this expression to −73n-73n by applying three specific properties of addition in sequence: first reordering the terms to group the opposites together, then adding the opposites to equal 0{}0, and finally adding 0{}0 to the remaining term. Based on the lesson, name the three mathematical properties used in this exact step-by-step simplification process.

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