Properties of Arithmetic

Front

Identity Property of Addition

Back

a + 0 = a

Front

Identity Property of Multiplication

Back

a • 1 = a

Front

Commutative Property of Addition

Back

a + b = b + a

Front

Commutative Property of Multiplication

Back

a • b = b • a

Front

Associative Property of Addition

Back

(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)

Front

Associative Property of Multiplication

Back

(a • b) • c = a • (b • c)

Front

Inverse Property of Addition

Back

a + (-a) = 0

Front

Inverse Property of Multiplication

Back

a • (1/a) = 1