Properties of Multiplication

Which property of multiplication has to do with grouping of factors?

• commutative

• distributive

• associative

• identity

Which property of multiplication has to do with the order of the factors?

• commutative

• distributive

• associative

• identity

Which property of multiplication deals with one of the factors being expanded or broken apart?

• commutative

• distributive

• associative

• identity

This property states that any factor times 1 is equal to that factor.

• commutative

• distributive

• associative

• identity

5 x (8 + 10) = (5 x 8) + (5 x10) is an example of which property?

• commutative

• distributive

• associative

• identity

8 x 7 x 5 = 8 x 5 x 7 is an example of which property?

• commutative

• distributive

• associative

• identity

(7 x 5) x 2 = 7 x (5 x 2) is an example of which property?

• commutative

• distributive

• associative

• identity

5 x 3 x 0 =

• 15

• 150

• 530

• 0

7 x 15 can also be expressed as which expression?

• (7 + 10) + (7 + 5)

• (7 x 10) x (7 x 5)

• (7 x 10) + (7 x 5)

• (7 + 10) x (7 + 5)