The commutative law says the order of operands for addition or multiplication may be reversed without changing the value of the result. Thus, all of the following are equivalent
xy + 3z
yx + 3z
xy + z*3
yx + z*3
3z + xy
z*3 + xy
3z + yx
z*3 + yx
I have used the asterisk (*) to indicate multiplication by a following numerical value to avoid ambiguity regarding the meaning of the 3. In other words, many people interpret z3 to mean z^3. Writing it as z*3 removes doubt.
xy + 3z
yx + 3z
xy + z*3
yx + z*3
3z + xy
z*3 + xy
3z + yx
z*3 + yx
I have used the asterisk (*) to indicate multiplication by a following numerical value to avoid ambiguity regarding the meaning of the 3. In other words, many people interpret z3 to mean z^3. Writing it as z*3 removes doubt.