Properties of Addition

Properties of Addition

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Identity Property of Addition

Any number plus zero is the other number.

a + b = a

12 + 0 = 12

0 + 38 = 38

Commutative Property of Addition

Flip flop the numbers. The sum will still be the same.

a + b = b + a

2 + 3 = 3 + 2

Associative Property of Addition

No matter how you group the addends, the sum will always be the same.

(a+b)+c = a+(b+c)

(2+3)+4 = 2+(3+4)

Inverse Property of Addition

Use the opposite operation to solve

a + b = c

c - b = a

2 + 3 = 5

5 - 3 = 2

Multiple Choice

(3+4)+5 = 3+(4+5) show which property of addition?

• Identity Property of Addition

• Commutative Property of Addition

• Associative Property of Addition

• Inverse Property

Multiple Choice

9 + 3 = 3 + 9 shows which property of addition?

• Identity

• Commutative

• Associative

• Inverse

Multiple Choice

8 + 3 = 11

11 - 3 = 8

shows which property of addition?

• Identity

• Commutative

• Associative

• Inverse

Multiple Choice

6 + 0 = 6 shows what property of addition?

• Identity

• Commutative

• Associative

• Inverse

Multiple Choice

b + c = c + b

• Identity

• Commutative

• Associative

• Inverse

Multiple Choice

3 + 7 = 10

10 - 7 = 3

• Identity

• Commutative

• Associative

• Inverse

Multiple Choice

c + d = d

• Identity

• Commutative

• Associative

• Inverse

Multiple Choice

a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c

• Identity

• Commutative

• Associative

• Inverse

Multiple Choice

a + b = c

c - b = a

• Identity

• Commutative

• Associative

• Inverse