PROPERTIES

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PROPERTIES
Identity of Addition Identity of
Multiplication Zero Property of
Multiplication Commutative Associative of
Addition Associative of Multiplication Distributiv
e
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Commutative Property

• 3 5 5 3
• ( 9 7) ( 7 9)
• This property says that in addition problems,
  order of the numbers does not matter
• 6 x 8 8 x 6
• ( 5 x 4) ( 4 x 5)

This property says that in multiplication
problems, the order of the numbers does not
matter.
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Associative Property of Addition
7 (3 5) (7 3) 5
The ways in which numbers are grouped does not
affect the sum.
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Associative Property of Multiplication
7 x (3 x 5) (7 x 3) x 5
The ways in which numbers are grouped does not
affect the product.
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Distributive Property
3 ( 8 4) (3 x 8) (3 x 4)
Multiply both numbers in the addition problem by
3.
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Identity of Addition
80 0 80 The sum of any
number and zero is that number.
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Identity of Multiplication
60 x 1 60 The product of
any number and one is that number.
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Multiplication Property of Zero
50 X 0 0 The product of
any number and zero is zero.