Unit: Expressions Name _____________________________________

Student Handout 4 Date ____________________________ Pd ______

PROPERTIES OF OPERATIONS
Expressions follow certain _______________
rules called _______________
properties .
Any time we use a property it will result in an ____________________
equivalent expression.

WITH VARIABLES PROVE IT WITH NUMBERS

p+0=p if p = 12 12 + 0 = 12
12 = 12
MUTLIPLICATIVE
ADDITIVE &
IDENTITY

p·1=p if p = 12 12 · 1 = 12
12 = 12

p+r=r+p if p = 12, r = 5 12 + 5 = 12 + 5
17 = 17
multiplication
property of
commutative
addition &

p· r=r· p if p = 12, r = 5 12・ 5 = 5・12

60 = 60

(p+r)+s = p+(r+s) if p = 12, r = 5, s = 3

multiplication
property of
associative
addition &

(p · r) · s = p · (r · s) (12 + 5) + 3 = 12 + (5 + 3) (12 · 5) · 3 = 12 · (5 · 3)
17 + 3 = 12 + 8 60 · 3 = 12 · 15
20 = 20 180 = 180

p·0=0 if p = 12
property
product
zero

12 · 0 = 0
0=0

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Show how the properties of operations apply to the following expressions.

Property problem use the property

Commutative Property of
18 + q q + 18
Addition

Zero Product Property c(0) 0

Multiplicative Identity
x・1 x
Property
Commutative Property of
a・b b · a
Multiplication

Additive Identity Property 19 + 0 19

Zero Product Property 0・g 0

Commutative Property of
7+9 9+7
Addition
Multiplicative Identity
1・45 45
Property
Associative Property of
(5 + 6) + 8 5 + (6 + 8)
Addition

Additive Identity Property h+0 h

Commutative Property of
13・6 6 · 13
Multiplication

Match each of the expressions in column 1 with an equivalent expression in column 2.

column 1 Column 2 column 1 Column 2

(a + b) + c a ・1 g+0 0

a・b・c a + (b + c) e・(f・g) g

a b+c+a e+f+g g+f+e

c+b+a b・a・c g・0 (e・f)・g

Summarize today’s lesson:

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Unit: Expressions Name _____________________________________
Homework 4 Date ____________________________ Pd ______

PROPERTIES OF OPERATIONS
Answer the questions below. Be sure to show your work.
1. Which example shows the zero product 2. Which example does NOT show the
property? commutative property of addition?

A. a(b + c) = ab + ac A. 4 + x = x + 4

B. (a + b) + 9 = a (9 + b) B. ab = ba

C. a + a + a = 3a C. a + b = b + a

D. a(0) D. 3x + 4y = 4y + 3x

3. Complete the table below to show an equivalent expression

Original Equivalent
Property
Expressions Expression
15 + 0 Additive Identity 15

Commutative Property of
4・6・7 6•4•7
Multiplication
Associative Property of
9 + (5 + 3) (9 + 5)+ 3
Addition

11・1 Multiplicative Identity 11

1 4
・ Multiplicative Inverse 1
4 1
9 + (-9) Additive Inverse 0

4. Describe how you know that (8 + 9) + 3 is 2 1

equivalent to 8 + (9 + 3). What is the benefit
to using this property?
5. Describe how you know that · is
1 2
equivalent to 1. What is the benefit to using
this property?
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__________________________________________
The associative property of addition says
__________________________________________
that numbers can be added together in
__________________________________________
different groupings. It is easier to add
__________________________________________
9+3 and get 12 and then add 8.
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
The multiplicative inverse says that the
__________________________________________
reciprocal of a number and the number
__________________________________________
have a product of one.
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
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Student Handout 5 Date ____________________________ Pd ______

WRITING EXPRESSIONS
Review the different ways the mathematical operations can be stated. List as many synonyms
as you can think of in the columns below.

ADDITION: SUBTRACTION:
More than Altogether Fewer
Increased by Total Difference
Sum In all Loss
Gain Combined Decreased by
Greater than Less than

MULTIPLICATION: DIVISION: EQUALS:

Product Quotient Is
Times Divided by Same
Each Split
Per Half
Twice Shared equally

• Verbal statements can be _________________

translated to algebraic
expressions. It is like deciphering a secret message or translating
from one _________________
language to another.
EXPRESSION
• An expression is a mathematical phrase that contains
________________,
numbers ________________,
variables and ________________.
operations
• It does not contain an ________________
equal sign.

• Label all the parts of the expression below.

variable operation

PARTS OF AN
EXPRESSION
coefficient 4d - 9 constant

term
expression

Write an algebraic expression to represent the verbal expression.

1. eight more than a number 2. the difference between a 3. nineteen added to a
number and five number

n+8 n–5 n + 19
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4. six less than n 5. the difference of 6. nineteen added to 7. fourteen
ten and q j increased by b

n–6 10 – q j + 19 14 + b

8. k less seven 9. twelve less than p 10. the sum of g and 11. t decreased by
eleven three

k–7 p – 12 g + 11 t–3

Multiplication is _________________
written side-by-side with the _________________
coefficient in front of
the _________________.
variable

the product of nine

q times twelve twice a number, n sixteen multiplied by j
and n

9n 12q 2n 16j

With division you must determine which term is the _________________

divisor and which is
the _________________.
dividend

the quotient of x and the quotient of four

k divided by ten nine divided by c
six and q
k x 9 4
10 6 c q

• An equation shows that one expression is equal to another expression.

equation • It contains an equal sign.

Write an expression or an equation based on the information below.

1. four times w is 18 2. n divided by seven
n
4w = 18 7
3. one-third the sum of eleven and p 4. fourteen is half of g
1 1 g
(11 + p) 14 = g or 14 =
3 2 2
5. the product of r and nine is forty-five 6. the difference between five and b

9r = 45 5-b
7. the quotient of s and eight 8. the quotient of m and five, plus nine
s m
+9
8 5
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Unit: Expressions Name _____________________________________
Homework 5 Date ____________________________ Pd ______

WRITING EXPRESSIONS
Spin each spinner. Then, create an algebraic and verbal expression using those terms.

15 7 + - 2c k

10 42 ÷ Ÿ 8s 4p
26 3 − + 3e v

Answers vary based on spin.

algebraic
number operation variable verbal expression
expression

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