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Properties
Term | Definition |
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Commutative Property | *multiplication and addition ONLY *can have parentheses *numbers move to different positions but does not change the answer Examples: 2+5+6=6+5+2 (4x5)x6=6x(5x4) |
Associative Property | *multiplication or addition ONLY *MUST have parentheses *what is inside the parentheses changes! Examples: (6+7)+8=(7+8)+6 2x(6x5)=6x(5x2) |
Additive Identity | *addition ONLY *any number added to 0 equals that number Examples: 13+0=13 0+r=r |
Multiplicative Identity | *multiplication ONLY *any number times 1 equals that number Examples: 5x1=5 1x6=6 |