Addition 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 numbers you are adding does not change the sum. For example, 3 + 5 = 5 + 3.

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What is the Associative Property of Addition?

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The Associative Property of Addition states that when you add three or more numbers, the way you group them does not change the sum. For example, (2 + 3) + 4 = 2 + (3 + 4).

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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, 7 + 0 = 7.

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What does it mean to add two numbers?

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To add two numbers means to combine their values to find a total. For example, adding 2 and 3 gives you 5.

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If you have 4 apples and you get 3 more, how many apples do you have in total?

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4 + 3 = 7 apples.

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What is the sum of 10 and 15?

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10 + 15 = 25.

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If you add 6 to 9, what is the result?

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6 + 9 = 15.

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What is the result of adding 0 to 12?

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12 + 0 = 12.

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How can you rearrange the numbers in the addition 8 + 2?

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You can rearrange it to 2 + 8, and the sum will still be 10.

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What is an example of using the Associative Property?

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For example, (1 + 2) + 3 = 1 + (2 + 3) = 6.