Properties of Multiplication

Commutative

100

5x6 = 6x____

5

200

8x11= ___x8

11

300

If 4x3=12 then 3x___=12

4

400

8x9=

__x__=72

9x8

500

Using the expression 8x7=?, find the answer to the ? and write the other expression we know would be true

56

7x8=56

Associative

100

2x(2x3)=(2x2)x3

True or False

True

200

4x(2x2) = ?

? = 16

300

3x(4x5)=(3x4)x___

5

400

Solve the equation

(2x3)x4=

24

500

A bookstore uses 6 books in each display. There are 2 displays on each of the bookstore's 4 walls. How many books are used in the displays?

6x2x4

6x(2x4)

6x8=48

Identity/Zero

100

When multiplying under the zero property the answer is always..

Zero

200

4 x 0 = 

0

300

4 x 1 =

4

400

36 x 0

0

500

36 x 1 = 

36

Distributive

100

When you use the distributive property, you _____

an equation into two easier equations to work with. 

break apart

200

2x4= (2x__) + (2x__)

(2x2) + (2x2)

300

What two equations can you break this into to make it easier to solve?

3x4

(1x4)+(2x4)

(3x2)+(3x2)

400

Jamal broke up a large array into a 3 x 6 array and a 4 x 6 array. What was the large array?

(3x6) + (4x6) = (7x6)

3+4=7

500

Jamal broke up a large array into a 3x2 array and a 6x2 array. What was the large array?

(3x2) + (6x2) = (9x2)

3+6 = 9

Name that Property

100

7x3=3x7

Commutative Property

200

4x0=0

Zero Property

300

3x1=3

Identity Property

400

8x4= (8x2) + (8x2)

Distributive

500

4x(3x5)=(4x3)x5

Associative Property