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6.06 Properties of multiplication

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Use the commutative and associative properties of multiplication to find the value of $2\times7\times5$2×7×5, filling in the blanks below.

$2\times7\times5$2×7×5 $=$= $7$7$\times$×$\editable{}$$\times$×$5$5
  $=$= $7$7$\times$×$\editable{}$
  $=$= $\editable{}$
Easy
< 1min

Use the commutative and associative properties of multiplication to find the value of $8\times7\times5$8×7×5, filling in the blanks below.

Easy
< 1min

We are going to use the distributive property to find the value of $5\times18$5×18.

Easy
1min

We are going to use the distributive property to find the value of $4\times22$4×22.

Easy
1min
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Outcomes

3.OA.B.5

Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide. (Students need not use formal terms for these properties.) Examples: If 6 x 4 = 24 is known, then 4 x 6 = 24 is also known (commutative property of multiplication). 3 x 5 x 2 can be solved by (3 x 5) x 2 or 3 x (5 x 2) (associative property of multiplication). One way to find 8 x 7 is by using 8 x (5 + 2) = (8 x 5) + (8 x 2). By knowing that 8 x 5 = 40 and 8 x 2 = 16, then 8 x 7 = 40 + 16 = 56 (distributive property of multiplication over addition).

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