Multiplication and Division

The ______ property states that you can change the order of the factors in a multiplication sentence and the product will be equal.

• associative
• commutative
• distributive
• identity

Use the commutative property to write a related multiplication equation.
3 x 7 x 2

• 3 x 14
• 3 x (7 x 2)
• 21 x 2
• 2 x 3 x 7

Use the commutative property to write a related multiplication sentence.
6 x 4 x 3

• 3 x 6 x 4
• 24 x 3
• 6 x (4 x 3)
• 6 x 12

The ___________ property states that you can change the grouping of the factors in a multiplication sentence and the products will be equal.

• associative
• commutative
• identity
• distributive

Use the associative property to write another way to group the factors.
3 x (4 x 7)

• 3 x 28
• (7 x 3) x 4
• 12 x 7
• (3 x 4) x 7

Use the associative property to write another way to group the factors.
(2 x 5) x 6

• 2 x (5 x 6)
• 10 x 6
• (6 x 2) x 5
• 2 x 30

Write the next step in the problem by solving with the distributive property. 
14 x 8

• 8 x 14
• (10 x 4) x 8
• (10 x 8) + (4 x 8)
• (10 + 4) + 8

Write the next step in the problem by solving with the distributive property.
3 x 16 

• (3 x 16)
• 16 x 3
• (10 x 3) + 6
• (3 x 10) + (3 x 6)

Complete the pattern
3, 6, 9, ___, 15, 18

• 18
• 10
• 27
• 12

Complete the pattern
81, 72, 63, ___, 45, 36

• 54
• 9
• 52
• 53