Commutative vs Associative

9 x (3 x 6) = (9 x 3) x 6 

• Associative Multiplication 
• Associative Addition 
• Commutative Multiplication 
• Commutative Addition 

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CCSS.3.OA.B.5

4 + 3 + (2 + 5) = 4 + (3 + 2) + 5

• Commutative Addition 
• Associative Addition 
• Commutative Multplication 
• Associative Multiplication 

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

3 + 12 + 8 = 3 + 8 + 12

• Associative Addition 
• Associative Multiplication 
• Commutative Addition 
• Commutative Multiplication 

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CCSS.1.OA.B.3

This property tells us that you can move the parentheses when you are multiplying and the answer will not change. 

• Associative Addition 
• Associative Multiplication
• Commutative Addition 
• Commutative Multiplication 

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

This property tells us that when we change the order of numbers when we are adding, the answer does not change.  

• Commutative Addition
• Commutative Multiplication
• Associative Addition
• Associative Multiplication

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

7 x 3 x 7 = 7 x 7 x 3 

• Associative Addition
• Associative Multiplication
• Commutative Addition
• Commutative Multiplication

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CCSS.3.OA.B.5

9 x (3 x 2) = (9 x 3) x 2 

• Associative Addition
• Associative Multiplication
• Commutative Addition
• Commutative Multiplication

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

8 + 3 + 4 = 8 + 4 + 3

• Associative Addition
• Associative Multiplication
• Commutative Addition
• Commutative Multiplication

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CCSS.1.OA.B.3

(5 + 3) + 2 = 5 + (3 + 2)

• Commutative  Addition
• Commutative Multiplication
• Associative Addition
• Associative Multiplication

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3