Properties of Multiplication
Name the property of multiplication shown by the equation.
0 x 3 = 0
Zero Property of Multiplication
Write the first five multiples of 9.
9, 18, 27, 36, 45
60 x 6 = ___
360
20 x 60 = ___
1,200
Estimate the product.
42 x 5 = ___
40 x 5 = 200
Name the property of multiplication shown by the equation.
5 x 1 = 5
Identity Property of Multiplication
Name the type of number that has only two factors - 1 and the number itself.
Prime
36 x 9 = ___
324
33 x 12 = ___
396
Estimate the product.
651 x 3 = ___
700 x 3 = 2,100
Name the property of multiplication shown by the equation.
6 x 8 = 8 x 6
Commutative Property of Multiplication
Name the type of number that has more than two factors.
Composite
456 x 5 = ___
2,280
56 x 19 = ___
1,064
Estimate the product.
8,098 x 6 = ___
8,000 x 6 = 48,000
Name the property of multiplication shown by the equation.
(2 x 3) x 4 = 2 x (3 x 4)
Associative Property of Multiplication
Write the expressions that equal 16.
1 x 16, 2 x 8
5,679 x 2 = ___
11,358
65 x 36 = ___
2,340
Estimate the product.
46 x 32 = ___
50 x 30 = 1,500
Name the property of multiplication shown by the equation.
3 x 17 = (3 x 10) + (3 x 7)
Distributive Property of Multiplication
List the factors of 18 in order from least to greatest.
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18
There are twice as many girls as boys in Mrs. Brown's kindergarten class. Each girl checks out 6 books from the library. If there are 4 boys, how many books do the girls check out in all?
The girls check out 48 books in all.
How many inches are in 15 feet?
There are 180 inches in 15 feet.
There are 12 buses with 57 people on each bus. About how many people are on the buses in all?
10 x 60 = 600
There are about 600 people on the buses in all.