Exploring Math Properties and Their Applications

This video tutorial introduces students to various algebraic properties, including the commutative, associative, identity, and distributive properties. It explains how these properties apply to addition and multiplication, emphasizing that the order of operations or grouping does not affect the outcome. The tutorial also covers the multiplicative property of zero and provides practice examples to help students identify and apply these properties in mathematical expressions.

Why does the teacher start with the distributive property?

• Because it is not used often.

• Because it is the most frequently used and one of the harder ones.

• Because it is the easiest property.

• Because it is the last property to be learned.

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

What does the commutative property state about addition?

• The order of addition does not matter.

• The grouping of numbers does not matter.

• The result will always be zero.

• The result will always be one.

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CCSS.1.OA.B.3

Which of the following is an example of the commutative property of multiplication?

• 7 - 2 = 2 - 7

• 6 / 3 = 3 / 6

• 3 + 4 = 4 + 3

• 2 * 5 = 5 * 2

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CCSS.3.OA.B.5

What does the associative property state about addition?

• The result will always be zero.

• The result will always be one.

• The grouping of numbers does not matter.

• The order of addition does not matter.

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CCSS.1.OA.B.3

Which of the following is an example of the associative property of multiplication?

• (2 * 3) * 4 = 2 * (3 * 4)

• 6 / 3 = 3 / 6

• 2 + 3 = 3 + 2

• 7 - 2 = 2 - 7

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CCSS.3.OA.B.5

What is the additive identity?

• 0

• 1

• Any number

• None of the above

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1B

What is the multiplicative identity?

• None of the above

• 1

• 0

• Any number

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CCSS.3.OA.B.5

What does the multiplicative property of zero state?

• Any number multiplied by zero is zero.

• Any number multiplied by zero is the number itself.

• Any number multiplied by zero is one.

• Any number multiplied by zero is undefined.

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CCSS.3.OA.B.5

Which of the following is an example of the distributive property?

• 4 * (x + 7) = 4x + 28

• 4 + (x + 7) = 4 + x + 7

• 4 * (x + 7) = 4x + 7

• 4 + (x + 7) = 4x + 28

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

Which property is being used in the equation 75 + 25 = 25 + 75?

• Associative Property

• Commutative Property

• Multiplicative Property of Zero

• Distributive Property

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CCSS.1.OA.B.3