Exploring the Commutative Property of Addition and Multiplication

What does the commutative property allow you to do?

• Change the order of numbers in subtraction and division

• Change the order of numbers in addition and multiplication

• Change the numbers themselves

• Change the operation being used

Which operations does the commutative property apply to?

• Addition and subtraction

• Multiplication and division

• Addition and multiplication

• Subtraction and division

If you have 3 + 2, what is the result when you switch the order of the addends?

• 7

• 4

• 5

• 6

What are the numbers called that you add together in an addition problem?

• Factors

• Products

• Addends

• Quotients

What is the sum of 25 + 16?

• 42

• 39

• 41

• 40

Does 16 + 25 give the same result as 25 + 16?

• No

• Sometimes

• Only if the numbers are the same

• Yes

What is the product of 9 times 7?

• 81

• 72

• 63

• 56

What are the numbers called that you multiply together in a multiplication problem?

• Addends

• Factors

• Products

• Quotients

If you switch the order of the factors in 12 times 4, what is the result?

• 36

• 44

• 48

• 52

Which operations are not commutative?

• Addition and division

• Subtraction and division

• Multiplication and subtraction

• Addition and multiplication