FACTORS
Commutative Property
Vocabulary
WORD PROBLEMS
100
What are the factors in the multiplication problem show below? 5 x 9 = 45
5 and 9 are factors. (The numbers that are being multiplied together are the factors.)
100

What number could you put in the ___ to make the equation true?

___ x 4 = 4 x 7

7

100

What is the name of the 2 numbers being multiplied in a multiplication equation?

Factors

100
There are 4 bags of oranges on the table. Each bag has 2 oranges in it? How many oranges are there altogether?
There are 8 oranges altogether.
200

Write a multiplication expression that has the same value as (3x6)x2. 

3x(6x2)

200

Use the commutative property of multiplication to write two expressions that can be used to find the total number of circles in the array below.? Include the product in your answer.


5 x 3 = 15 and 3 x 5 = 15

200

What is the answer to a multiplication problem called?

Product

200

There are 8 piles of laundry with 5 socks in each pile. How many socks are there all together?  

40

300
What is the missing factor in this problem? 3 x ___ = 15
The missing factor is 5. 3 x 5 = 15
300

Which statement is true?

a. 2 + 4 = 6, so 2 x 4 = 6

b. 7 - 2 = 5, so 7 x 2 = 5

c. 5 x 2 = 10, so 2 x 5 = 10

d. 4 x 3 = 12, so 3 x 5 = 12

c. 5 x 2 = 10, so 2 x 5 = 10

300

What symbols are used in the associative property of multiplication to show which two factors you should multiply first? 

Parenthesis 

300

Linda has 2 bags of groceries.  Each grocery bag has 3 boxes of pencils with 4 pencils in each box.  How many pencils does she have in all?

2 x 3 x 4 = 24

400

What is the missing factor?5x(3x8)=(__x3)x8

5

400

Use the commutative property to change the order of the factors and fill in the missing numbers.

2 x 8 = ___ x 2

____= 16

2 x 8 = 8 x 2

16 = 16

400

What is the multiplication property called that states "you can change the order of the factors and the product will stay the same"?

Commutative Property of Multiplication

400

A bookstore has books displayed on 3 shelves.  Each shelf has two boxes.  Each box has 6 books in it.  How many books are displayed in all?

Write an expression and find the product.

3 x 2 x 6 = 36

500
What is the missing factor? (2 x 3) x 4 = 2 x (__ x 4)
The missing factor is 3.
500

Use the commutative property of multiplication to find two expressions that can be used to find the total number of stickers in the array below. EXTRA POINT: find the product. 


7 x 8 = 56

8 x 7 = 56

500

What is the multiplication property called that states "you can change the grouping of the factors and the product will stay the same"?

Associative Property of Multiplication

500

A school has two classrooms.  Each classroom has 5 rows of students.  Each row has 3 students.  How many students are there in all? 

Write an expression and find the product.

2 x 5 x 3 = 30