Use the commutative and/or associative laws to rewrite the given expression. Label each step with a reason.(7 + y) + 9 as y + 16

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(7 + y) + 9 = (y + 7) + 9 Using the commutative law
  = y + (7 + 9)  Using the associative law
  = y + 16  Simplifying

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