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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:
start color #11accd, 8, end color #11accd, times, start color #7854ab, 2, end color #7854ab, equals, start color #ff00af, 16, end color #ff00af
\quad
start color #7854ab, 2, end color #7854ab, times, start color #11accd, 8, end color #11accd, equals, start color #ff00af, 16, end color #ff00af
So, start color #11accd, 8, end color #11accd, times, start color #7854ab, 2, end color #7854ab, equals, start color #7854ab, 2, end color #7854ab, times, start color #11accd, 8, end color #11accd.
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.

Practice

Problem 1
  • Current
Complete the equation.
4, times, 3, space, equals, space
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
times, 4
\qquad

Want to try more problems like this? Check out this exercise.

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