Commutative Property

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What is the Commutative Property?

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The Commutative Property states that changing the order of numbers in an operation does not change the result. For example, in addition: 3 + 5 = 5 + 3.

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Give an example of the Commutative Property in multiplication.

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An example is: 4 x 6 = 6 x 4.

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Is this statement true? 5 x 4 = 4 x 5

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True, this shows the Commutative Property.

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What is the missing number? 5 x ___ = 9 x 5

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9

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Is this example the Commutative Property? 5 x 4 = 3 x 7

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False, this does not show the Commutative Property.

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What is the missing number? 4 x ____ = 6 x 4

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6

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What is the missing number? 2 x 10 = 10 x ____

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2

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What does it mean if an operation is commutative?

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It means you can change the order of the numbers and still get the same answer.

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Is this statement true? 9 x 8 = 8 x 9

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True, this is an example of the Commutative Property.

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What is the result of 7 + 3 and 3 + 7?

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Both equal 10, showing the Commutative Property in addition.