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100

10x0 = 

0

100

5/5=

1

100

2 x 8= ______ x 2

8

2 x 8 = 8 x 2

100

One wall at an art gallery has 5 rows of paintings.  Each row has 9 rows of painting. How many paintings are on the wall?

5 x 9 = 45 paintings

100

Jack has 10 pieces of bubble gum and Jill has 5 sticks of gum.  How many pieces of gum do Jack and Jill have all together? 

10 + 5 = 15 pieces of gum

200

9x1=

9

200

0/3=

0

200

What is the Identity Property? Give an example of an equation. 

Any number times one is the other number.  

EX: 5 x 1 = 5

200

The 14 trumpet players lined up in a row.  There was 2 rows of trumpet players.  How many trumpet players were in each row?

14/2 = 7 trumpet players

200

The Sunnyside Riding Stable has 9 horses. The owners are going to buy new horseshoes for all the horses. How many horseshoes are needed?

9 x 4 = 36 horseshoes

300

9x8=

72

300

8/0 = 

Impossible

300

What is the commutative property? Give an example

Factors in an equation can be switched, but you will still get the same product. 

5 x 3 = 3 x 5

300

Sadie plans to read 1 book every month for a year. How many books will she read during that time? Must include the correct equation. 

12 x 1 = 12 books

300

To get ready for the school spelling bee, Tanya studied 3 hours each night for an entire week. How many hours did she study?

3 x 7 = 21 hours

400

6 groups of 7

42

400

28/4=

7
400

(5x8) + (2x8) = 7x8. This is an example of what property?


Distributive Property

400

A farmer sells pumpkins for $5 each. On Friday the farmer made $35 from the sale of pumpkins. On Saturday he made 50$.  How many pumpkins did the farmer sell on Friday and Saturday? 

(35/5) + (50/5) = 17 pumpkins

400

Mrs. Ritzer had 27 erasers.  She gave away 9 erasers to some students.  How many erasers does Mrs. Ritzer have left?

27 - 9 = 16 erasers

500

(3x5) x 2 = 

30

500

(40/8) x 3 = 

15

500

Numbers stay the same, groups can change, but will still get the same answer. What property is described? EX: (2x3)x6=2x(3x6)

Associate property

500

There are 3 groups of 4 bananas in a bowl.   There are 2 bowls full of fruit.  How many pieces of fruit are there in all the bowls? 


(3 x 4) x 2 =24 pieces of fruit

500

There are 5 black puppies and 3 white puppies in a crate.  There are 10 crates. How many puppies are in all the crates? 

(5 + 3) x 10 = 80 Puppies