3rd Grade Multiplication Concepts

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What is the associative property of multiplication?

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The associative property states that when multiplying three or more numbers, the way in which the numbers are grouped does not change the product. For example, (2 x 3) x 4 = 2 x (3 x 4).

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Rewrite (9 x 6) x 5 using the associative property.

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9 x (6 x 5) is the correct way to rewrite it.

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What does the commutative property of multiplication state?

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The commutative property states that the order of the numbers in a multiplication equation does not change the product. For example, 3 x 4 = 4 x 3.

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What is the identity property of multiplication?

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The identity property of multiplication states that the product of any number and 1 is that number. For example, 5 x 1 = 5.

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How can you break apart the multiplication problem 3 x 17?

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You can break it apart as 3 x (10 + 7).

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What is the product of a number and 0?

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The product of any number and 0 is 0, known as the multiplicative property of zero.

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What is the identity property of zero?

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The identity property of zero states that adding zero to any number does not change the number. For example, 7 + 0 = 7.

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If you have 4 x 5, what is the product?

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The product is 20.

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a number multiplied by a sum is the same as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products. For example, a(b + c) = ab + ac.

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How can you express 6 x 8 using the distributive property?

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You can express it as 6 x (5 + 3) = 6 x 5 + 6 x 3.