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Properties of Operations

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 3hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Rewrite (9 x 6) x 5 using the associative property.
a)
270
b)
9 x 30
c)
9 x (6 x 5)
d)
5 x 9 + 5 x 6
2.
Which property is this an example of?
9 x 1 = 9
a)
Identity Property of Multiplication
b)
Commutative Property of Multiplication
c)
Associative Property of Multiplication
d)
Multiplicative Inverse
3.
4 + 3 + (2 + 5) = 4 + (3 + 2) + 5
a)
Commutative Addition 
b)
Associative Addition 
c)
Commutative Multplication 
d)
Associative Multiplication 
4.
This property tells us that when we change the order of numbers when we are adding, the answer does not change.  
a)
Commutative Addition
b)
Commutative Multiplication
c)
Associative Addition
d)
Associative Multiplication
5.
3(w + 4) = 3w + 12 is an example of...
a)
Inverse Property
b)
Distributive Property
c)
Multiplicative Inverse
d)
Associative Property
6.
What property is this? 
-5 + 5 = 0 
a)
Inverse of +
b)
Inverse of x 
c)
Inverse of the Universe 
d)
Zero 
7.
Name the property.
2x + 22 = 2(x + 11)
a)
Associative Property
b)
Commutative Property
c)
Distributive Property
d)
Identity Property
8.
25 + x = x + 25
a)
Commutative Property of Addition
b)
Commutative Property of Multiplication
c)
Associative Property of Multiplication
d)
Associative Property of Addition
9.
What is the inverse operation of subtraction?
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
10.
What is the inverse operation of addition?
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
11.
Which property is shown below?
__________________________
-20 + 20 = 0
a)
Additive Inverse
b)
Identity Prop. for Add.
c)
Density Property
d)
Zero Product
12.
Which property is shown below?
__________________________
170 + 0 = 170
a)
Density Property
b)
Nothing Happened Here
c)
Identity Property For Addition
d)
Subtraction By Zero
13.
What does the property of Additive Inverse state?
a)
That if you add a number and its opposite is will always equal 0
b)
That if you add a number and its opposite it equals a negative
14.
What is the additive identity?
a)
any number times 0 is 0
b)
any number plus 0 is the same number
c)
any number plus 0 equals 0
d)
any number plus itself is equal to the number times 2
15.
What is the multiplicative identity?
a)
any number times 0 is 0
b)
any number times its reciprocal is 1
c)
any number times 1 is the same number
d)
the sum of a number and its opposite is zero
16.

What property allows for two or more numbers to be added in any order without changing the sum?

a)

Associative Property of Addition

b)

Commutative Property of Multiplication

c)

Commutative Property of Addition

d)

Distributive Property

17.

A lower case letter or symbol used to represent an unknown value is called a what?

a)

term

b)

variable

c)

constant

d)

operation

18.

Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are called the four basic what?

a)

commands

b)

equations

c)

terms

d)

operations

19.

In the order of operations, which operation is simplified first?

a)

mulitplication

b)

subtraction

c)

exponents

d)

division

20.
What property is represented?
4 × 8 × 12 = 12 × 4 × 8
a)
Associative
b)
Commutative
c)
Inverse
d)
Identity
21.
What property is represented?
40 + 0 = 40
a)
Identity
b)
Inverse
c)
Associative
d)
Commutative
22.
What property is represented?
4 + (x + 10) = (4 + x) + 10
a)
Associative
b)
Commutative
c)
Inverse
d)
Identity
23.
3(w + 4) = 3w + 12 is an example of...
a)
Inverse Property
b)
Distributive Property
c)
Multiplicative Inverse
d)
Associative Property
24.
Simplify this expression:
3(x + 4)
a)
3x + 4
b)
3x + 12
c)
15x
d)
3x + 4x
25.

Which property is used in the following expression?

2(5 + 7) = 10 + 14

a)

Commutative Property of Addition

b)

Associative Property of Multiplication

c)

Associative Property of Addition

d)

Distributive Property