Properties of Addition and Multiplication

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Identify the property: a + b = b + a

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Commutative Property of Addition

Front

What is the additive inverse of 2/3?

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-2/3

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Additive Inverse

Front

Identify the property: a(b + c) = ab + ac

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Distributive Property

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Multiplicative Inverse

Front

What is the additive identity?

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0 (Any number plus 0 equals the number itself)

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What is the multiplicative identity?

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1 (Any number multiplied by 1 equals the number itself)

Front

Identify the property: (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)

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Associative Property of Addition

Front

Identify the property: (ab)c = a(bc)

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Associative Property of Multiplication

Front

Identify the property: a + 0 = a

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Additive Identity Property