The Associative Property of Multiplication

Solve the problem below.

(3 × 4) × 8 = (4 × 8) × ______

• 3

• 4

• 7

• 8

A pet store has 4 aquariums. Each aquarium has 2 octopuses. Each octopus has 8 arms. How many arms are there in all?

• 64

• 32

• 16

• 14

What is the product of 5 × 2 × 8?

• 10

• 16

• 40

• 80

Solve the problem below.

(2 × 4) × 6 = (6 × 2) × ______

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Holly has 2 pages of stamps. Each page has 4 rows with 2 stamps in each row. How many stamps does Holly have?

• 2

• 8

• 16

• 24

Which number makes both number sentences true?

8 x 2 x 4 = 8 x (___ x 4 )

4 x 6 x 2 = (4 x 6 ) x ___

• 8

• 6

• 4

• 2

What is the product of 3 × 3 × 6?

• 63

• 54

• 18

• 8

Solve the problem below.

(3 × 2) × 7 = (3 × 7) × ______

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 7

Sarah has 4 pages of stickers. Each page has 3 rows with 2 stickers in each row. How many stickers does Sarah have?

• 12

• 6

• 8

• 24

Which number makes both number sentences true?

3 x 2 x 4 = 4 x (___ x 2)

3 x 5 x 2 = (2 x 5 ) x ___

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5