Distributive, Associative, and Commutative

This property tells us that you can move the parentheses when you are multiplying and the answer will not change. 

• Associative Addition 

• Associative Multiplication

• Commutative Addition 

• Commutative Multiplication 

(1 + 3) + 4 = 1 + ( 3 + 4)

• Commutative Property of Multiplication

• Commutative Property of Addition

• Associative Property of Multiplication

• Associative Property of Addition

(5 + 3) + 2 = 5 + (3 + 2)

• Commutative  Addition

• Commutative Multiplication

• Associative Addition

• Associative Multiplication

8 + (3 + 4) = 8 + (4 + 3) 

• Associative Addition

• Associative Multiplication

• Commutative Addition

• Commutative Multiplication

9 x (3 x 2) = (9 x 3) x 2 

• Associative Addition

• Associative Multiplication

• Commutative Addition

• Commutative Multiplication

This property tells us that when we change the order of numbers when we are adding, the answer does not change.  

• Commutative Addition

• Commutative Multiplication

• Associative Addition

• Associative Multiplication

Which Property says that order doesn't matter in addition and multiplication?

• Commutative Property

• Associative Property

• Identity Property

• Property Brothers

Which Property says that grouping is not important in addition or multiplication?

• Distributive Property

• Associative Property

• Commutative Property

• Identity Property

(30 + 20) + 60 = 30 + (20 + 60)

• Associative Property of Addition

• Associative Property of Multiplication

• Commutative Property of Addition

• Commutative Property of Multiplication

Which is an example of Associative Property of Addition?

• (12+3)+8=12x(3x8)

• 12x(3x8)=(12x3)x8

• (12+8)+3=12+(8+3)

• 12 + 18 = 18 + 12