Mathematical Properties

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What does the Identity Property of Multiplication state?

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The Identity Property of Multiplication states that any number multiplied by 1 equals itself.

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What is the Identity Property of Addition?

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The Identity Property of Addition states that any number plus 0 equals itself.

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What is the Associative Property of Multiplication?

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The Associative Property of Multiplication states that the way in which numbers are grouped in multiplication does not change the product.

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What is the Commutative Property of Addition?

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The Commutative Property of Addition states that changing the order of the addends does not change the sum.

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What is the Distributive Property?

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The Distributive Property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, meaning you can distribute a number across a sum.

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What is the Zero Property of Multiplication?

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The Zero Property of Multiplication states that any number multiplied by 0 equals 0.

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Give an example of the Commutative Property of Multiplication.

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An example is 4 x 5 = 5 x 4.

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Give an example of the Associative Property of Addition.

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An example is (2 + 3) + 4 = 2 + (3 + 4).

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What is the difference between the Identity Property of Addition and the Identity Property of Multiplication?

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The Identity Property of Addition involves adding 0, while the Identity Property of Multiplication involves multiplying by 1.

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What does the Distributive Property allow you to do?

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The Distributive Property allows you to multiply a single term by each term inside a set of parentheses.