Exploring the Commutative Property of Multiplication

What is the product of 2 and 3?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

What is the product of 5 and 6?

• 25

• 30

• 35

• 40

What is the commutative property?

• Subtracting numbers in any order

• Changing the order of numbers in an equation and getting a different answer

• Changing the order of numbers in an equation and getting the same answer

• Adding numbers in any order

If you have 3 gumballs and multiply by 2, how many gumballs do you have?

• 3

• 5

• 6

• 9

If you have 2 gumballs and multiply by 3, how many gumballs do you have?

• 9

• 6

• 5

• 3

What is the product of 2 and 4?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

What is the product of 4 and 2?

• 9

• 6

• 7

• 8

What is the product of 3 and 5?

• 18

• 10

• 12

• 15

What is the product of 5 and 3?

• 10

• 18

• 12

• 15

What concept helps you understand that 2x3 is the same as 3x2?

• Associative Property

• Distributive Property

• Commutative Property

• Identity Property