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by  D. Fisher Properties
Which Property?
(2 + 1) + 4 = 2 + (1 + 4) Associative Property of Addition 1. Which Property?
3 + 7 = 7 + 3 Commutative Property of Addition 2. Which Property?
8 + 0 = 8 Identity Property of Addition 3. Which Property?
(even)•(even) = (even) Closure Property 4. Which Property?
6 • 4 = 4 • 6 Commutative Property of Multiplication 5. Which Property?
17 + (-17) = 0 Inverse Property of Addition 6. Which Property?
2(5) = 5(2) Commutative Property of Multiplication 7. Which Property?
even + even = even Closure Property 8. Which Property?
3(2 + 5) = 3•2 + 3•5 Distributive Property 9. Which Property?
6(7•8) = (6•7)8 Associative Property of Multiplication 10. Which Property?
5 • 1 = 5 Identity Property of Multiplication 11. Which Property?
(odd) • (odd) = (odd) Closure Property 12. Which Property?
Properties Using Negatives
(6 – 3)4 = 6•4 – 3•4 Distributive Property 13. Which Property?
1(-9) = -9 Identity Property of Multiplication 14. Which Property?
15. 3 + (-3) = 0 Inverse Property of Addition Which Property?
1 + [-9 + 3]  = [1 + (-9)] + 3 Associative Property of Addition 16. Which Property?
-3(6) = 6(-3) Commutative Property of Multiplication 17. Which Property?
-8 + 0 = -8 Identity Property of Addition 18. Which Property?
3•7 – 3•4 = 3(7 – 4)  Distributive Property 19. Which Property?
20. 6 + [(3 + (-2)]  = (6 + 3) + (- 2) Associative Property of Addition Which Property?
7 + (-5) = -5 + 7 Commutative Property of AdditionA 21. Which Property?
(5 + 4)9 = 45 + 36 Distributive Property 22. Which Property?
-3(5 • 4) = (-3 • 5)4 Associative Property of Multiplication 23. Which Property?
-8(4) = 4(-8) Commutative Property of Multiplication 24. Which Property?
Properties Using Fractions
5 1 / 7  + 0 = 5 1 / 7 Identity Property of Addition 25. Which Property?
3 / 4  –  6 / 7  = –  6 / 7  +  3 / 4   Commutative Property of Addition 26. Which Property?
1 2 / 5  • 1 = 1 2 / 5 Identity Property of Multiplication 27. Which Property?
(fraction)(fraction)  = fraction Closure Property 28. Which Property?
-8  2 / 5  + 0 = -8  2 / 5 Identity Property of Addition 29. Which Property?
[(- 2 / 3 )(5)]9 = - 2 / 3 [(5)(9)] Associative Property of Multiplication 30. Which Property?
Properties Using Variables
6(3 – 2n) = 18 – 12n Distributive Property 31. Which Property?
2x + 3 = 3 + 2x Commutative Property of Addition 32. Which Property?
ab = ba Commutative Property of Multiplication 33. Which Property?
a + 0 = a Identity Property of Addition 34. Which Property?
a(bc) = (ab)c Associative Property of Multiplication 35. Which Property?
a•1 = a Identity Property of Multiplication 36. Which Property?
a +b = b + a Commutative Property of Addition 37. Which Property?
a(b + c) = ab + ac Distributive Property 38. Which Property?
a + (b + c) = (a +b) + c Associative Property of Addition 39. Which Property?
a + (-a) = 0 Inverse Property of Addition 40. Which Property?
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