Multiplication Properties
Name the Property:
53 x 6 = 6 x 53
Commutative
0 x 50 x 800 =
0
35 x 15 =
525
556 x 34 =
18,904
When Mary was born, she weighed 8 pounds. When she was 10 years old, she weighed 10 times as much. How much did she weigh when she was 10 years old?
8 x 10 = n
n = 80 lb
Name the Property:
0 x 374,387 = 0
100 x 20 =
2,000
56 x 34 =
1,904
234 x 75 =
17,550
Phoebe is 13 years old. Jessica is 3 times Phoebe's age. How old is Jessica?
13 x 3 = n
n = 39
Name the Property:
42 x 1 = 42
Identity Property
500 x 40 =
20,000
45 x 76 =
3,420
395 x 76 =
30,020
Lucy can fit 12 packets of coffee in a small box and 50 packets of coffee in a large box. Lucy has 10 small boxes and would like to reorganize them into large boxes. Which boxes should she use? Explain.
Since 10 small boxes is 120 packets of coffee, she can use 2 large boxes and 2 small boxes.
Name the Property:
5 x (11x4) = (5x11) x4
Associative Property
120 x 50 =
6,000
92 x 49 =
4,508
483 x 57 =
27,531
Freddy has 12 tennis balls. Mason has twice as many tennis balls and Freddy. Anika has twice as many balls as Mason. How many tennis balls do they have in all?
a. 24 b. 36 c.83 d. 96
c. 84
Name the Property:
14 x 5 = 5 x 14
Commutative Property
103 x 1 =
1,000
64 x 51 =
3,264
154 x 35 =
5,390
William travels only on Saturdays and Sundays and has flown 400 miles this month. Jason travels every weekday and has flown 500 miles this month. Who travels more miles per day for this month? Explain.
William. He travels only two days per week but has flown almost the same number of miles this month as Jason who flies five days per week.