Math Properties

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What is the Commutative Property of Addition?

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The Commutative Property of Addition states that changing the order of the addends does not change the sum. For example, ⅓ + ¼ = ¼ + ⅓.

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What is the Associative Property of Addition?

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The Associative Property of Addition states that the way in which numbers are grouped does not change their sum. For example, (x + y) + z = x + (y + z).

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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, x(y + z) = xy + xz.

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Give an example of the Commutative Property of Addition.

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An example is 150 + 75 = 75 + 150.

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Give an example of the Associative Property of Addition.

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An example is (30 + 20) + 60 = 30 + (20 + 60).

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Which property is shown in the equation 6 x 2 = 2 x 6?

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This equation demonstrates the Commutative Property of Multiplication.

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Which property is shown in the equation (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)?

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This equation demonstrates the Associative Property of Addition.

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What does the Distributive Property allow you to do?

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The Distributive Property allows you to multiply a single term by each term inside a set of parentheses.

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What is an example of the Distributive Property?

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An example is 3(x + 4) = 3x + 12.

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What is the Commutative Property of Multiplication?

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The Commutative Property of Multiplication states that changing the order of the factors does not change the product. For example, 4 x 5 = 5 x 4.