PROPERTIES OF MULTIPLICATION

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What does the commutative property of multiplication state?

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The order of the numbers in an equation doesn't change the product.

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How can 5x5 be expressed using the distributive property?

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(5 x 4) + (5 x 1)

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What does the identity property of multiplication tell us?

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Any number multiplied by 1 is that number.

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Which expression shows the identity property?

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2 x 1 = 2

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What does the zero property of multiplication state?

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Any number multiplied by zero is equal to zero.

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Which expression shows the zero property?

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3 x 0 = 0

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Which example does NOT show the commutative property?

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3 x 1 = 3

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What is the commutative property of multiplication?

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It means that a x b = b x a for any numbers a and b.

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What is the distributive property?

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a(b + c) = ab + ac for any numbers a, b, and c.

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Give an example of the distributive property using 5.

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5(2 + 3) = (5 x 2) + (5 x 3) = 10 + 15.