Properties of real Numbers

Commutative Properties

commutative property of addition

 the commutative property of addition, changing the
order of the numbers we are adding, does not change
the sum.
Examples:
1. 7 + 3 = 3 + 7
2. 9 + 8 = 8 + 9
10 = 10 17 = 17
3. 10 + 3 + 2 = 2 + 10 + 3
15 = 15

4. 12 + 20 = 20 + 12
32 = 32

5. 15 + 5 + 9 = 9 + 15 + 5
29 = 29
commutative property of multiplication

 The commutative property of multiplication,

changing the order of the numbers we are
multiplying, does not change the product.
Examples:
1. 3 * 7 = 7 * 3
21 = 21
2. 10 * 4 = 4 * 10
40 = 40
3. 2 * 3 * 5 = 5 * 2 * 3
30 = 30

4. 6 * 7 = 7 * 6
42 = 42

5. 25 * 2 = 2 * 25
50 = 50
 Associative Properties

Associative Property of Addition

- the associative property of addition, the sum of three
or more numbers remains the same regardless of how
the numbers are grouped.
Examples:
1. ( 5 + 3 ) + 4 = 5 + ( 3 + 4 )
8 + 4 = 5+7
12 = 12
2. ( 10 + 5 ) + 6 = 10 + ( 5 + 6 )
15 + 6 = 10 + 11
21 = 21

3. ( 12 + 15 ) + 10 = 12 + ( 15 + 10 )
27 + 10 = 12 + 25
37 = 37
Associative Property of Multiplication

 the associative property of multiplication, the

product of three or more numbers remains the
same regardless of how the numbers are grouped. 
Examples:
1. (3 * 4) * 5 = 3 * ( 4 * 5 )
12 * 5 = 3 * 20
60 = 60
2. 5 * ( 10 * 2 ) = ( 5 * 10 ) * 2
5 * 20 = 50 * 2
100 = 100

3. 6 * ( 12 * 5 ) = ( 6 * 12 ) * 5
6 * 60 = 72 * 5
360 = 360
 Distributive Property

- The distributive property of multiplication states that

when a number is multiplied by the sum of two
numbers, the first number can be distributed to both
of those numbers and multiplied by each of them
separately, then adding the two products together for
the same result as multiplying the first number by the
sum.
Examples:
1. 5( 4 + 3) = 5(4) + 5(3)
= 20 + 15
= 35

5( 4 + 3) = 5(7)
= 35
2. 6( 10 – 4 ) = 6(10) – 6 ( 4 )
= 60 – 24
= 36

6( 10 – 4 ) = 6(6)
= 36
3. 4(12 – 8) = 4(12) – 4(8)
= 48 – 32
= 16

4(12 -8) = 4(4)

= 16
 Identity Properties

Additive Identity Property

- On adding zero to any number, the sum remains the
original number. Adding 0 to a number does not
change the value of the number.
Examples
1. 10 + 0 = 10
2. 5 + 0 = 5
3. 25 + 0 = 25
 Multiplicative Identity Property

 The product of 1 and any number is the number

itself.
Examples:
1. 25 * 1 = 25
2. 6(1) = 6
3. 30( 1 ) = 30
4. 50 * 1 = 50
 Inverse Properties

Inverse Property of Addition

says that any number added to its opposite will equal
zero.
Examples:
1. 8 + (-8) = 0
2. 5 + (-5) = 0
3. -7 + 7 = 0
 Inverse Property of Multiplication

 says
   that any number multiplied by
its reciprocal is equal to one.
Examples:
1.  Find 5
- write 5 into fraction form =
- find the reciprocal of 5 =
*  = or 1
2.
 Find 10
- write 10 into fraction form =
- find the reciprocal of 10 =
*  = or 1
 Identify what property is being used:


 
Distributive Property
 Additive Identity Property
 Multiplicative Identity Property
 Inverse Property of Addition
 Inverse Property of Multiplication

1. 25+ 0 = 25 = Additive identity property

= Inverse property of addition
2. 15 + ( - 15) = 0
= Multiplicative identity property
3. 21 * 1 = 21 = Distributive property
4. 4( 5 + 2) = 20 + 8
= 28
5. 7* =1 = Inverse property of multiplication
 Identify what property is being used:

commutative property of addition

commutative property of Multiplication
Associative Property of Addition
Associative Property of Multiplication

1.) (2+3)+5=2+(3+5)
Associative Property of Addition
2.) 10 + 3 + 5 = 3 + 5 + 10
commutative property of addition
3.) 2*5*8=8*2*5
commutative property of Multiplication
4.) 5*(4*2)=(5*4)*2
Associative Property of Multiplication