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Lesson 3: Properties of multiplication- Properties of multiplication
- Properties and patterns for multiplication
- Commutative property of multiplication
- Associative property of multiplication
- Associative property of multiplication
- Distributive property
- Commutative property of multiplication review
- Associative property of multiplication review
- Distributive property review
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Commutative property of multiplication review
Review the basics of the commutative property of multiplication, and try some practice problems.
What is the commutative property?
The commutative property is a math rule that says that the order in which we multiply numbers does not change the product.
Example:
So, .
Want to learn more about the commutative property? Check out this video.
Want to know why the commutative property is helpful? Check out this article.
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- if there are 4 rows of 3 and 3 rows of 4 is it still the same(13 votes)
- They still have the same number but instead of having larger columns you have larger rows.(4 votes)
- can you give more exercises?(12 votes)
- colororado bla i spelled it wrong look now colorado(1 vote)
- define commutative property(4 votes)
- The word "commutative" comes from "commute" or "move around"
You can move around multiplication like this:
2x4=8
4x2=8
This is the commutative property of multiplication.(10 votes)
- This is extremely easy!(6 votes)
- what is the commutative property in a bigger scale. like what is this: -1.2×3×100 = -1.2×100×3
= -120 × 3
= -360(4 votes) - can you mix up thousends or millions or billions or trillions by 1?(3 votes)
- the math question was easy, but I didn't understand the article(3 votes)
- you won't get it at first but if you read more than you will get it(1 vote)
- what do you do with prime numbers.(2 votes)
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