Properties of Real Numbers

Front

Identify the property: (a ⋅ b) ⋅ c = (c ⋅ b) ⋅ a

Back

Associative property of multiplication

Front

If you multiply a number and its multiplicative inverse, what do you get?

Back

1

Front

Which property says changing the order of the terms in addition or multiplication will not change the result?

Back

Commutative property

Front

Pick the answer that is an example of the commutative property of multiplication: a ⋅ b = b ⋅ a

Back

a ⋅ b = b ⋅ a

Front

Any number you multiply by zero is equal to what?

Back

Zero

Front

What is the identity property of multiplication?

Back

Any number multiplied by 1 remains unchanged.

Front

What is the inverse property of addition?

Back

For any number a, there exists a number -a such that a + (-a) = 0.

Front

What does the commutative property of addition state?

Back

Changing the order of addends does not change the sum.

Front

Provide an example of the associative property of addition.

Back

(a + b) + c = a + (b + c) is an example.

Front

What is the result of adding zero to any number?

Back

The number itself.