Understanding the Commutative Property of Multiplication

What does the commutative property of multiplication state?

• Changing the order of numbers does not change the product.

• Changing the order of numbers changes the product.

• Multiplication is only possible with whole numbers.

• The product is always greater than the factors.

If 8 times 7 equals 56, what is another way to express this using the commutative property?

• 7 times 7 equals 49

• 8 times 8 equals 64

• 9 times 7 equals 63

• 7 times 8 equals 56

According to the commutative property, if 5 times 9 equals 45, what is another valid equation?

• 5 times 5 equals 25

• 5 times 10 equals 50

• 9 times 5 equals 45

• 9 times 9 equals 81