Associative, Commutative, & Distributive Property

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What is the Associative Property?

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The Associative Property states that when adding or multiplying, the way numbers are grouped does not change the sum or product. For example, (2 + 3) + 4 = 2 + (3 + 4).

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1D

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What is the Commutative Property?

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The Commutative Property states that when adding or multiplying, the order of the numbers does not change the sum or product. For example, 3 + 5 = 5 + 3.

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CCSS.1.OA.B.3

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What is the Distributive Property?

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The Distributive Property states that a number multiplied by a sum is equal to the sum of the individual products. For example, a(b + c) = ab + ac.

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CCSS.3.OA.B.5

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Give an example of the Associative Property with addition.

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(1 + 2) + 3 = 1 + (2 + 3) = 6.

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CCSS.1.OA.B.3

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Give an example of the Commutative Property with multiplication.

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4 x 5 = 5 x 4 = 20.

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CCSS.3.OA.B.5

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Give an example of the Distributive Property.

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2(3 + 4) = 2*3 + 2*4 = 6 + 8 = 14.

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CCSS.3.OA.B.5

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Which property allows you to change the grouping of numbers?

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Associative Property.

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CCSS.1.OA.B.3

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Which property allows you to change the order of numbers?

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Commutative Property.

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CCSS.1.OA.B.3

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What is the result of (2 + 3) + 5 using the Associative Property?

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(2 + 3) + 5 = 5 + 5 = 10.

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CCSS.1.OA.B.3

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What is the result of 6 x (2 x 3) using the Associative Property?

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6 x (2 x 3) = (6 x 2) x 3 = 12 x 3 = 36.

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CCSS.3.OA.B.5