Properties of Operations

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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, 5 x 6 = 6 x 5.

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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, (4 + 5) + 6 = 4 + (5 + 6).

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What is the Distributive Property?

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The Distributive Property states that multiplying a number by a sum is the same as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products. For example, 4(5 + 6) = 4(5) + 4(6).

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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, 3 + 5 = 5 + 3.

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What is the Associative Property of Multiplication?

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The Associative Property of Multiplication states that the way in which numbers are grouped does not change their product. For example, (2 x 3) x 4 = 2 x (3 x 4).

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What is an example of the Commutative Property of Multiplication?

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An example is 7 x 2 = 2 x 7.

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What is an example of the Associative Property of Addition?

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An example is (1 + 2) + 3 = 1 + (2 + 3).

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What is an example of the Distributive Property?

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An example is 3(2 + 4) = 3(2) + 3(4).

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What does the term 'factor' mean in multiplication?

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A factor is a number that is multiplied by another number to get a product. For example, in 4 x 5, both 4 and 5 are factors.

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What does the term 'sum' mean in addition?

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The sum is the result of adding two or more numbers together. For example, the sum of 3 and 5 is 8.