Translating multiplication using the product

The video tutorial explains the concept of the product in multiplication, emphasizing that when asked for the product of numbers, multiplication is involved. It introduces the commutative property, which allows rearranging terms in multiplication without affecting the result. The tutorial also provides guidelines for writing multiplication expressions, highlighting the preference for placing numbers before variables in mathematical notation.

What is the term used to describe the result of a multiplication problem?

• Sum

• Difference

• Product

• Quotient

If the product of a number W and six is represented, how can it be expressed mathematically?

• W + 6

• W - 6

• W * 6

• 6 / W

What property allows you to rearrange the factors in a multiplication problem without changing the product?

• Associative Property

• Distributive Property

• Commutative Property

• Identity Property

Explain how the Commutative Property of multiplication works with an example.

• 3 * 4 = 4 * 3

• 3 + 4 = 4 + 3

• 3 - 4 = 4 - 3

• 3 / 4 = 4 / 3

Why is it preferred to write the number in front of the variable in multiplication?

• It looks better

• It is a convention

• It makes calculations easier

• There is no reason