Properties

Question 1

Commutative Property of Addition

Answer 1

the order of addition doesn’t matter

Question 2

Commutative Property of Multiplication

Answer 2

the order of multiplication doesn’t matter

Question 3

Associative property of addition

Answer 3

The groupings of addition does not matter

Question 4

Associative property of multiplication

Answer 4

the groupings of multiplication does not matter

Question 5

Additive inverse property

Answer 5

anything plus 0 is equal to itself

Question 6

multiplicative identity property

Answer 6

anything times 1 is itself

Question 7

additive inverse property

Answer 7

adding the opposite of the number will always equal zero

Question 8

multiplicative inverse property

Answer 8

multiplying by the reciprocal will always equal one

Question 9

distributive property

Answer 9

a ( b + C) equals a b + BC

Question 10

zero product property

Answer 10

anything times 0 equals 0

Question 11

reflexive property of equality

Answer 11

all numbers are equal to itself

Question 12

symmetric property of equality

Answer 12

if a = b then b = a

Question 13

substitution property of equality

Answer 13

if a = b then B can be substituted for a in any expression or equation

Question 14

transitive property of equality

Answer 14

if a = b and b = c then a = c

Question 15

addition property of equality

Answer 15

if a equals B then a + C = B + C

Question 16

subtraction property of equality

Answer 16

if a = b then a minus C equals B minus C

Question 17

multiplication property of equality

Answer 17

if a equals B then AC equals BC

Question 18

division property of equality

Answer 18

if A equals B then a/ c = b / C

Question 19

closure property

Answer 19

the sum and product of any two real numbers are also real numbers