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Technically, It's because of the commutative property of addition. If you think about it though, it's just as easy to explain using common sense. If you have $10 and your mom gives you $5, you have $15 total. If on the other hand you have $5 and your mom gives you $10, you have $15 total. See how it doesn't matter what order you add things in?

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