Properties of Real Numbers

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What is the ADDITIVE INVERSE of -7?

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7

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What property is shown by (n + 13) + 4 = n + (13 + 4)?

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Associative Property

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What is the Identity Property of Multiplication?

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1 * x = x for any number x.

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Identify the property: a + b = b + a.

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Commutative Property of Addition

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Fill in the blank to show the DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY: 7(11 + 4) = 77 + ____

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28

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What is the ADDITIVE IDENTITY?

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The number 0, because a + 0 = a for any number a.

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What is the MULTIPLICATIVE IDENTITY?

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The number 1, because a * 1 = a for any number a.

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What does the DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY state?

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a(b + c) = ab + ac.

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What is the COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY of multiplication?

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a * b = b * a for any numbers a and b.

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What is the ASSOCIATE PROPERTY of multiplication?

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(a * b) * c = a * (b * c) for any numbers a, b, and c.