Identify Properties-General

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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 in multiplication does not change their product. For example, (a x b) x c = a x (b x c).

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CCSS.3.OA.B.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 in addition does not change their sum. For example, (a + b) + c = a + (b + c).

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CCSS.1.OA.B.3

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What is the Distributive Property?

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The Distributive Property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, meaning that multiplying a number by a sum is the same as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products.

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CCSS.3.OA.B.5

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How do you find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of two numbers?

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To find the GCF of two numbers, list the factors of each number and identify the largest factor that appears in both lists.

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What is the result of applying the Distributive Property to the expression 4(y + z)?

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Applying the Distributive Property to 4(y + z) results in 4y + 4z.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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What does the expression 2(3 + 5) represent in terms of area?

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The expression 2(3 + 5) represents the total area of a rectangle with a length of 2 and a width that is the sum of 3 and 5.

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

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What is the difference between the Associative and Commutative Properties?

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The Associative Property deals with grouping of numbers (e.g., (a + b) + c), while the Commutative Property deals with the order of numbers (e.g., a + b = b + a).

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CCSS.1.OA.B.3

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Can you give an example of the Commutative Property of Multiplication?

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An example of the Commutative Property of Multiplication is 3 x 4 = 4 x 3.

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CCSS.3.OA.B.5

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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, a + b = b + a.

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CCSS.1.OA.B.3

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How can you rewrite the expression 24 + 30 using the Distributive Property?

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You can rewrite 24 + 30 as 6(4 + 5) using the Distributive Property and the GCF of 6.

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4