Understanding Properties of Multiplication

What does the commutative property state about addition and multiplication?

• The order of numbers does not affect the sum or product.

• Numbers can be grouped differently without changing the sum or product.

• The product of a sum or difference equals the sum or difference of the products.

• Multiplying a number by a sum or difference is the same as multiplying each addend separately.

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

What does the distributive property allow you to do?

• Change the order of numbers in addition or multiplication.

• Group numbers differently in addition or multiplication.

• Distribute a number across a sum or difference.

• Multiply two negative numbers to get a positive number.

What is the result of multiplying two negative numbers?

• A negative number

• A positive number

• Zero

• It depends on the numbers

Which of the following is true about division?

• It is the same as multiplication.

• It is the inverse of multiplication.

• It is the same as addition.

• It is the inverse of subtraction.

What is the result of multiplying an odd number of negative numbers?

• A positive number

• A negative number

• Zero

• It depends on the numbers

• Commutative Property

• Associative Property

• Distributive Property

• Inverse Property

Which of the following statements is true?

• Multiplying any number of positive numbers will result in a negative number.

• Multiplying two integers will always result in a fraction.

• Multiplying two negative numbers will result in a positive number.

• Multiplying a positive number by a negative number will result in a positive number.