Equivalent Expressions

(7 + 3) + 4 = 7 + ( 3 + 4)

• Distributive Property
• Commutative Property of Addition
• Associative Property of Multiplication
• Associative Property of Addition

9 ^_x 2 = 2 ^_x 9

• Commutative Property of Multiplication
• Associative Property of Multiplication
• Multiplicative Inverse Property
• Distributive Property

1 ^_x 12 =12

• Identity Property of Multiplication
• Commutative Property of Multiplication
• Multiplication Property of One
• Distributive Property

5 + (-5) = 0

• Zero Property
• Inverse Property of Addition
• Identity Property of Addition
• Distributive Property

(6 ^_x 2) ^_x 3=6 ^_x (2 ^_x 3)

• Commutative Property of Multiplication
• Associative Property of Multiplication
• Multiplicative Inverse Property
• Multiplicative Identity Property

9 + 0 = 9

• Identity Property of Multiplication
• Associative Property of Addition
• Identity Property of Addition
• Additive Inverse Property

-3  x  -⅓  = 1

• Identity Property of Multiplication
• Zero Property
• Additive Inverse Property
• Multiplicative Inverse Property

Simplify 14(b – 10).

• 4b
• b – 140
• 14b – 140
• 14b – 10

Simplify by combining like terms:
5a + 2b - 3a + 4

• 8a + 2b + 4
• 2a + 2b + 4
• 8ab
• 4ab + 4

-5(-x + 3) 

• 5x + 15
• 5x - 15
• 5 - 3x
• 3x + 5