Properties of Operations

Front

Simplify 14(b – 10)

Back

14b – 140

Front

Simplify -5(-x + 3)

Back

5x - 15

Front

What property is demonstrated by 5 + (-5) = 0?

Back

Inverse Property of Addition

Front

What property is demonstrated by 9 x 2 = 2 x 9?

Back

Commutative Property of Multiplication

Front

What property is demonstrated by 1 x 12 = 12?

Back

Identity Property of Multiplication

Front

What is the Distributive Property?

Back

a(b + c) = ab + ac

Front

What is the Identity Property of Addition?

Back

a + 0 = a

Front

What is the Inverse Property of Multiplication?

Back

a x (1/a) = 1, for a ≠ 0

Front

What is the Associative Property of Addition?

Back

(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)

Front

What is the Commutative Property of Addition?

Back

a + b = b + a