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Associative Property
Word Problems
Components of the Associative Property
100

5x2

10

100

(4x3)x2 can also be written as...

4x(3x2)

100

Chef Mel can feed 5 people with 1 pot of soup. How many people can she feed with 3 pots of soup?

15 people

100

True or False:
When a problem has parentheses, I should always do the numbers inside of the parentheses first.


True
200

6x5

30

200

Use parentheses to group 2 x 5 x 3 two different ways and solve both.

(2 x 5) x 3 = 30

2 x (5 x 3) = 30

200

Anna buys 2 sheets of stickers. Each sheet has 4 rows of 4 stickers. How many stickers does Anna have in total?

32 Stickers

200

True or False:

ax(bxc) this the same as (axb)xc.  

True

300

7x3

21

300

(4x2)x5 can be simplified to what math fact?

8x5

300

The grocery store has 6 boxes of oranges. There are 6 oranges in each box. how many oranges are there in all?

36 Oranges

300

Which of these illustrates the associative property of multiplication?

A). 4 x (5 x 6) = (4 x 5) x 6

B). 6 (9 + 1) = (6 x 9) + (6 x 1)

C). 4 x (56) = (45) x 6

D). 5 + 0 = 0 + 5

A

400

5x10

50

400

Which of the following does not have the same product as 8 x (2 x 4)?

A. 8 x (4 x 2)

B. 16 x 4

C. 8 x 6

D. (4 x 8) x 2

C. 8 x 6

400

Farmer Joe has a garden with 2 sections of vegetables. Each section of vegetables has 5 rows with 10 vegetables in each row.  How many total vegetables does farmer Joe have?

100 Vegetables 

400

How do you write 2x(5x4) in the associative property?

(2x5)x4

or

2x(5x4)

500

6x4

24

500

2 x (6x__)=60 What is the missing number?

5

500

There is a new roller coaster at an amusement park.  The roller coster has 4 cars.  Each car has 2 rows with 4 seats in each row.  How many passengers can ride on the roller coaster at once?

32 passengers 

500

Which of the following shows the associative property?

A). (6x4)x3=6x(4x3)

B). 7(5x1)=5(7x1)

C). (9x2x4)=9x2x4

D). 2(3x3)=18

A). (6x4)x3=6x(4x3)

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