Special Properties of Addition and Multiplication

Which property is used in the following expression ? 3(7 + 4) = 21 + 12

• Associative Property of Multiplication

• Commutative Property of Addition

• Distributive Property

• Associative Property of Addition

Fill in the blank for the expression to be correct.

(890 + 65) +87 = 890 + ( (a)   + 87)

Rewrite (9 x 6) x 5 using the associative property.

• 270

• 9 x 30

• 9 x (6 x 5)

• 5 x 9 + 5 x 6

Use the commutative property of multiplication to solve the equation.
5 x 2 = 10, so ____ x 5 = 10

• 10

• 5

• 2

• 7

8 + (-8) = 0

• Inverse Property of Multiplication

• Identity Property of Multiplication

• Zero Property of Multiplication

• Inverse Property of Addition

-3 x 0 = 0

• Inverse Property of Mulitplication

• Zero Property of Multiplication

• Identity Property of Mulitplication

• Inverse Property of Addition

What number fills in the blank?
5 + (7 + 6) = (5 + ___) + 6

• 8

• 6

• 5

• 7

Identify the property.
12+ (3 + 4) = ( 12+ 3) + 4

• Additive Inverse

• Additive Identity

• Commutative

• Associative

Identify the property.
4 + -3 = -3 + 4

• Additive Inverse

• Additive Identity

• Commutative

• Associative

What property of addition do the numbers HAVE to stay in the same order, but the numbers and groups can change?

• Associative

• Commutative

• Identity