Exploring Properties of Operations in Prealgebra

Which property states that the order of numbers does not affect the result for addition and multiplication?

• Distributive Property

• Identity Property

• Commutative Property

• Associative Property

In the commutative property, which of the following operations does NOT apply?

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• None of the above

What does the associative property focus on?

• Distributing numbers

• Grouping of numbers

• Identifying numbers

• Ordering of numbers

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

• (8 + 9) + 4 = 8 + (9 + 4)

• 8 + 9 = 9 + 8

• 8 * 9 = 9 * 8

• 8 + 0 = 8

What is the additive identity?

• Any number

• 0

• None of the above

• 1

Which number is the multiplicative identity?

• 0

• 1

• None of the above

• Any number

What is the additive inverse of -5?

• 0

• -5

• 1

• 5

What is the multiplicative inverse of 3/4?

• 4/3

• 3/4

• 1/3

• 4

What does the multiplicative property of zero state?

• Any number times zero equals zero

• Zero times zero equals zero

• Any number times zero equals one

• Zero times zero equals one

Which property involves distributing multiplication over addition or subtraction within parentheses?

• Distributive Property

• Identity Property

• Associative Property

• Commutative Property