Which Property?
Commutative Property
Associative Property
Distributive Property
100

Which property is shown: 


8 * 9 = 9 * 8

Commutative Property

100

What does the commutative property state?

You can switch the order of numbers in a multiplication or addition problem and it does not change the value.


100

What does the associative property state?

The order of the numbers stays the same, but the parenthesis change.

100

What does the distributive property state? 

Multiply the number on the outside with the numbers on the inside of the parenthesis.

200

Which property is shown: 


(7 + 9) + 12 = 7 + (9 + 12)

Associative Property

200

Finish the statement using the commutative property


6 + 3 =

6 + 3 = 3 + 6

200

Finish the statement using the associative property: 

(3 + 9) + 11 =

(3 + 9) + 11 = 3 + (9 + 11)

200

Finish the statement using the distributive property: 


7(8 + 4) =

7(8 + 4) = 7(8) + 7(4)

300

Which property is shown: 


6 * (14 * 5) = (6 * 14) * 5

Associative Property

300

Finish the statement using the commutative property: 


7x * 9 =

7x * 9 = 9 * 7x

300

Finish the statement using the associative property: 

8x + (4 + 8) =

8x + (4 + 8) = (8x + 4) + 8

300

Finish the statement using the distributive property: 

-7(6x - 12) =

-7(6x - 12) = -7(6x) - -7(-12)

400

Which property is shown? 


16(3x + 9) = 16(3x) + 16(9)

Distributive Property

400

Finish the satement using the commutative property:

(8 + 3) + 6 =

(8 + 3) + 6 = 6 + (8 + 3)

400

Finish the statement using the associative property: 


-17 * (9 * 6x) =

-17 * (9 * 6x) = (-17 * 9) * 6x

400

Finish the statement using the distributive property: 


(8x + 10)6 = 

(8x + 10)6 = 8x(6) + 10(6)

500

Which property is shown: 


2(3x - 8) = 6x - 16

Distributive Property

500

Come up with your own example of using the commutative property of multiplication.

Answer may vary.

500

Come up with your own example of using the associative property of addition.

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500

Come up with your own example using the distributive property.

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