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Lesson overview: learning multiplication properties will help with future
mathematical education such as algebra.

Learning objectives: what does a number multiplied by itself equal,

zero will always equal zero, different ways on how factors can be
multiplied.

Key words: Identity Property, Zero Property, Associative Property,

Commutative Property, Distributive Property
 Identity Property
• Is when a number is multiplied by 1 the product is the number itself.
EX: 3 x 1 =
Try:
3 4x1=
EX: 10 x 1 = 4
10 32 x 1 =
32
EX: 100 x 1 = 329 x 1 =
100 329
 Zero Property

• When number times zero has a product of zero.

EX: 1 x 0 =
Try these:
0 • 8x0=
EX: 15 x 0 = 0
0 • 0 x 12 =
EX: 59 x 0 = 0
• 71 x 0 =
0
0
• 0 x 34 =
0
 • When you change the order of the
Commutative factors and the product stays the same.
Property Ex: 3 x 2 = 6
2x3=6
Ex: 8 x 9 = 72
9 x 8 = 72
EX: 5 x 7 = 35
7 x 5 = 35
Try These:
• 3x4=
12
• 4x 3 =
12
• 8x2=
16
• 2x8=
16
 Associative Property
• Is when you group factors in different
ways the product is the same.
Ex: 2 x (1 x 4 ) Or (2 x 1 ) x4
2x4=8 2 x 4 =8
EX: 3 x (2 x 4) =
(3x 2) x4 =
3x8=
6 x 4 = 24
24
Try These:
• 3 x (1x2) =
6
• (3 x 1) x 2 =
6
• 5 x (4 x 2) =
40
• (5 x 2) x 4 =
40
 Distributive Property
• When on of the factors is rewritten as the sum of two numbers, the
product does not change.

EX : 4 x 6 = 24 Ex : 8 x 3 = 32 Ex: 5 x 9 = 45
(2 x 6 ) + ( 2 x 6 ) (4 x 4) + (4 x 4) = (5 x 4) + ( 5 x 5)
24 =12 + 12 32 = 16 + 16 45 = 20 + 25
32 = 32 45 = 45
24= 24
 Try These:
• 2 x 8 = 16 • 10 x 7 = 70
(4 x 2) + (4 x 2) = (5 x 7) + (5 x 7) =
35 + 35 =
8+8=
70
16
• 6 x 3 = 18 • 7 x 4 = 28
(3 x 3) + ( 3 x 3) = (7 +7) + (7+7)=
14 + 14 =
9+9= 28
18
 Work Cited

• https://www.smartickmethod.com/blog/math/operations-and-
algebraic-thinking/mutiplication/different-properties-of-
multiplication/

• https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-
factors-and-multiples/properties-of-numbers/a/properties-of-
multiplication