Identifying Math Properties

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Which property is shown below? 9 + 0 = 9

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Identity Property of Addition

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Which of the following shows the Identity Property of Multiplication? 12 • 1 = 12

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Identity Property of Multiplication

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What property is shown below? -8 + 8 = 0

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Inverse Property of Addition

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Generate an equivalent expression in expanded form using the distributive property. 8(3 + 4) = ?

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8(3) + 8(4)

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Are these two expressions equivalent? 5(3+2) and 5•3 + 5•2

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Yes, because of the distributive property

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What is the Associative Property of Addition?

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Changing the grouping of numbers does not change the sum. Example: (2 + 3) + 4 = 2 + (3 + 4)

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What is the Commutative Property of Addition?

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Changing the order of numbers does not change the sum. Example: 4 + 5 = 5 + 4

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What is the Inverse Property of Multiplication?

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A number multiplied by its reciprocal equals 1. Example: 5 • (1/5) = 1

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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 Identity Property of Multiplication?

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Any number multiplied by 1 remains the same. Example: 7 • 1 = 7