Properties of Addition Flashcard

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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, 8 + 10 = 10 + 8.

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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 when adding does not change the sum. For example, (11 + 2) + 8 = 11 + (2 + 8).

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What is the Identity Property of Addition?

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The Identity Property of Addition states that when you add zero to any number, the sum is that number. For example, 5 + 0 = 5.

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Give an example of the Commutative Property of Addition.

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An example is: 9 + 3 = 3 + 9.

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Give an example of the Associative Property of Addition.

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An example is: (4 + 5) + 6 = 4 + (5 + 6).

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Give an example of the Identity Property of Addition.

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An example is: 12 + 0 = 12.

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What does it mean to 'add'?

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To 'add' means to combine two or more numbers to find their total or sum.

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What is the sum of 7 + 5?

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The sum of 7 + 5 is 12.

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If you have 10 apples and you add 0 apples, how many apples do you have?

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You still have 10 apples because 10 + 0 = 10.

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What is the sum of 2 + 3 + 4?

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The sum is 9.