Properties

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Which property is used in the following expression? 3(x + 8) = 3x + 24

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Distributive Property

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What property is represented? -x + x = 0

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Inverse Property

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What property is represented? 40 + 0 = 40

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Identity Property

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What property is represented? 4 × 8 × 12 = 12 × 4 × 8

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Commutative Property

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What property is represented? 4 + (x + 10) = (4 + x) + 10

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Associative Property

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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 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 Identity Property of Addition?

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Adding zero to a number does not change the number. Example: a + 0 = a.

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What is the Inverse Property of Addition?

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A number plus its opposite equals zero. Example: a + (-a) = 0.

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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.