Properties of Multiplication and Addition

Properties of Multiplication

Commutative property

No matter the order of factors, the product is still the same

Fill in the Blanks

What is another way to write 6 x 7?

Multiple Select

Which TWO number sentences match the array?

• 4 x 3

• 12 x 3

• 3 x 4

• 9 + 9

Associative Property

No matter what order you mutliply numbers, the product stays the same.

Multiple Choice

Which number completes the number sentence?

• 12

• 3

• 2

• 4

Multiple Choice

Which number sentence is the same as 8 x (2 x 4)

• 32 x 4

• 8 x 8

• 8 x 4

• 8 x 2

Distributive property

Makes multiplying large numbers easier by breaking them into smaller numbers

Multiple Choice

Which number sentence is the same as 12 x 4?

• (12 x 4) + (12 x 4)

• (10 + 4) x (2 + 4)

• (10 x 4) + (2 x 4)

• (6 + 6) x (6 + 6)

INVERSE

Division can be used as the inverse of multiplication to solve problems

Multiple Choice

What is the value of n?

4 x n = 20

• 80

• 10

• 2

• 5

Multiple Choice

$$21\ \div\ \nabla\ =\ 7$$  

• 28

• 3

• 15

• 120