Objective

The student will be able to:

Identify Properties and Laws of

Whole Numbers
Commutative Laws
The order in which you add two numbers or
multiply two numbers does not affect the
answer

Associative Laws
Allows you to place numbers in different groups
using parentheses.
Commutative law of addition

Example
3 + 2 is the same as 2 + 3.
8 – 2 is not the same as 2 – 8.
4+5 5+4

9+4+1 9+1+4

72 − 10 cannot be changed

6 + 728 728 + 6
Commutative Law Of Multiplication

5 • 4 = 20
4 • 5 = 20
ASSOCIATIVE LAW OF ADDITION

Numbers in an addition expression can

be regrouped using parentheses.
(4 + 5) + 6 = 9 + 6 = 15
It is the same as :
4 + (5 + 6) = 4 + 11 = 15
Rewrite (5 + 8) + 3 using the
associative law of addition.

Answer
(5 + 8) + 3 = 16 and
5 + (8 + 3) = 16
Associative Law Of Multiplication

Numbers in a multiplication
expression can be regrouped using
parentheses.
Example
(2 • 3) • 4 = 2 • (3 • 4)
Rewrite (10 • 200) • 24 using the
associative law of multiplication

Answer
(10 • 200) • 24 = 48,000 and
10 • (200 • 24) = 48,000
 10 • 2 = 20 is rewritten as
2 • 10 = 20. Was this expression
rewritten using the
commutative law or the
associative law?
Answer
The commutative law is being
used to rewrite the expression.
 2 • (4 • 6) = 48 is rewritten as
(2 • 4) • 6 = 48. Was this
expression rewritten using the
commutative law or the
associative law?
Answer
The associative law is being used to rewrite
the expression.
 Distributive Property Of
Multiplication Over Addition

3(10 + 2) = 3(12)
Rewrite the expression 5(8 + 4)
using the distributive property
of multiplication over addition.
Then simplify the result.

Answer

5(8 + 4) = 5(8) + 5(4) = 60

Distributive Property Of
Multiplication Over Subtraction
Rewrite the expression 20(9 – 2)
using the distributive property of
multiplication over subtraction.
Then simplify.
Answer

20(9 – 2) = 20(9) – 20(2) = 140