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Skill 13.1 Using the commutative property for addition. MM4.1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4

COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY for +

2+5=7 You can add numbers in any order
and not change the outcome.
SO 2+5=5+2
5+2=7

Q. 6 + 3 = 3 + 6 A. true Solve both sides of the equation and

True or false? compare the results.
6+3=9
3+6=9
The results are the same.

a) 10 − 4 = 4 − 10 b) 4 + 5 = 5 + 4 c) 7+9=9+7
True or false? True or false? True or false?

10 − 4 = 6 but
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4 − 10 ≠ 6 false
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d) 9 − 3 = 3 − 9 e) 2+9=9+2 f) 8−1=1−8
True or false? True or false? True or false?

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g) 8 +2=2+8 h) 9 + 6 = +9 i) 4+1= +4

j) +5=5+2 k) +7=7+5 l) 3+9= +3

m) + 13 = 13 + 6 n) 17 + 10 = + 17 o) 11 + 19 = + 11

p) + 22 = 22 + 14 q) + 17 = 17 + 12 r) 15 + 18 = + 15

s) 13 + = 31 + 13 t) + 16 = 16 + 28 u) 27 + = 7 + 27

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 MM3.2 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
Skill 13.2 Using the commutative property for multiplication. MM4.1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4

COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY for ×

2 × 5 = 10 You can multiply numbers in any order
and not change the outcome.
SO 2×5=5×2
5 × 2 = 10

Q. ×5=5×9 A. 9 Ask: “What number multiplied by 5 equals

5 multiplied by 9?”
Answer: 9 × 5 = 5 × 9

a) 10 ÷ 2 = 2 ÷ 10 b) 4 × 5 = 5 × 4 c) 7×9=9×7
True or false? True or false? True or false?

10 ÷ 2 = 5 but
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2 ÷ 10 ≠ 5
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false .................................... ....................................

d) 9 ÷ 3 = 3 ÷ 9 e) 6×7=7×6 f) 12 ÷ 4 = 4 ÷ 12
True or false? True or false? True or false?

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g) 8 ×2=2×8 h) ×5=5×2 i) 4×1= ×4

j) 9×6= ×9 k) × 4 = 4 × 12 l) 19 × 10 = × 19

m) 11 × 3 = × 11 n) × 6 = 6 × 18 o) × 13 = 13 × 12

p) 7 × 18 = ×7 q) × 24 = 24 × 17 r) 13 × 15 = × 13

s) ×5=5×4 t) 11 × = 10 × 11 u) × 16 = 16 × 7

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