Properties of Operations

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What property is this an example of? (1 x 5) x 6 = 1 x (5 x 6)

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Associative Property of Multiplication

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What property is shown? -5 + 5 = 0

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Inverse Property of Addition

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What property is shown? 4(5 + 6) = 4(5) + 4(6)

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Distributive Property

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What property is shown below? 3 x 5 x 6 = 5 x 6 x 3

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Commutative Property of Multiplication

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What property is shown? 1/4 x 4/1 = 1

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Inverse Property of Multiplication

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What is the Commutative Property of Addition?

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The order in which numbers are added does not change the sum. Example: a + b = b + a.

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What is the Associative Property of Addition?

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The way in which numbers are grouped in addition does not change the sum. Example: (a + b) + c = a + (b + c).

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What is the Distributive Property?

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Multiplying a number by a sum is the same as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products. Example: a(b + c) = ab + ac.

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What is the Inverse Property of Addition?

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For every number a, there is a number -a such that a + (-a) = 0.

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What is the Inverse Property of Multiplication?

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For every number a (except 0), there is a number 1/a such that a x (1/a) = 1.