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Commutative, Associative and Distributive Laws
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22 Questions

1. what is the missing number?6 + ____ = 7 + 6

a) 4 b) 7
c) 5 d) 9

2. 5 + 9 = 14, so 9 + 5 =
a) 11 b) 14
c) 9 d) 16

3. What is the missing number?3 x ____ = 9 x 3

a) 7 b) 10
c) 9 d) 11

4. Which one of the following illustrates the Commutative

Law of addition?
a) 5 +7 = 7 + 5 b) 5 +7 = 3 + 9
c) 5 + 7 = 4 + 8 d) 5 +7 = 10 + 2

5. Which of the following illustrates the Commutative Law

of multiplication?
a) 3 x 4 = 6 x 2 b) 3 x 4 = 2 x 6
c) 3 x 4 = 12 x 1 d) 3 x 4 = 4 x 3

6. What is the missing number?8 + ____ = 2 + 8

a) 5 b) 10
c) 8 d) 2
7. 8 + 4 = 12, so 4 + 8 =
a) 12 b) 13
c) 3 d) 14

8. What is the missing number?4 x ____ = 6 x 4

a) 4 b) 6
c) 7 d) 8

9. What is the missing number?4 + ( ___ + 5) = (4 + 7) + 5

a) 5 b) 7
c) 8 d) 9

10. 7 + (4 +2) = 13, so (7 + 4) + 2 =

a) 10 b) 13
c) 14 d) 15

11. What is the missing number?5 x ( ___ x 9) = (5 x 8) x 9

a) 5 b) 8
c) 9 d) 10

12. 5 x (2 x 9) is also equal to :

a) 5 - (2 - 9) b) 5 x 2 - 9
c) (5 x 2) x 9 d) 5 x 11

Which one of the following illustrates the Associative

13.
Law of addition?
a) 3 + (2 + 4) = (4 + 4) + 1 b) 3 + (2 + 4) = (3 + 2) + 4
c) 3 + (2 + 4) = (5 + 2) + 2 d) 3 + (2 + 4) = (2 + 6) + 1
14. Which of the following illustrates the Associative Law of
multiplcation ?
a) 4 x (3 x 6) = (6 x 6) x 2 b) 4 x (3 x 6) = (3 x 12) x 2
c) 4 x (3 x 6) = (4 x 3) x 6 d) 4 x (3 x 6) = (3 x 8) x 3

15. 9 + (3 + 4) = 16, so (9 + 3) + 4 =
a) 26 b) 9
c) 17 d) 16

16. What is the missing number?2 + (___ + 4) = (2 + 6) + 4

a) 4 b) 7
c) 8 d) 6

17. Do this without using a calculatorCalculate 39 x 63 + 39 x

37
a) 3.510 b) 3.900
c) 4.290 d) 97.812

18. Do this without using a calculatorCalculate : 81 x 450 +

81 x 550
a) 20.092.050 b) 89.100
c) 81.000 d) 72.900

19. Do this without using a calculatorCalculate : 77 x 58 + 23

x 58
a) 6.380 b) 260.362
c) 5.220 d) 5.800

20. Do this without using a calculatorCalculate : 734 x 11 +

266 x 11
a) 11.000 b) 10.890
c) 91.740 d) 11.110
21. Do this without using a calculatorCalculate : 50 x 161 -
50 x 81
a) 648.000 b) 4.500
c) 4.000 d) 3.500

22. Do this without using a calculatorCalculate : 827 x 60 -

327 x 60
a) 24.000 b) 36.000
c) 30.000 d) 2.957.580
Answer Key
1. b 7. a 13. b 19. d
2. b 8. b 14. c 20. a
3. c 9. b 15. d 21. c
4. a 10. b 16. d 22. c
5. d 11. b 17. b
6. d 12. c 18. c