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Commutative Property Practice
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Commutative Property Practice
The commutative property means you can swap the numbers in a multiplication and keep the same product. Show your thinking where you can.
Spot the Commutative Pairs
1.Select every pair of multiplication sentences that use the same factors in a different order.
- 3 × 4 and 4 × 3
- 2 × 5 and 2 × 6
- 6 × 2 and 2 × 6
- 5 × 3 and 3 × 5
2.Choose the product of 6 × 4.
- 10
- 24
- 20
- 28
3.Complete the equation: 9 × 3 = 3 × .
4.Write the matching multiplication sentence and product for 4 × 7 = 28.
5.Match each multiplication sentence to its commutative partner.
- 2 × 8
- 5 × 6
- 3 × 9
- 9 × 3
- 6 × 5
- 8 × 2
Arrays and Multiplication
6.One arrangement has 3 rows of 5 dots, and the other has 5 rows of 3 dots. Write a multiplication sentence for each arrangement and state the total number of dots.
7.A tray has 4 rows of 6 biscuits. How many biscuits are on the tray? Write the matching multiplication sentence with the factors swapped too.
8.True or false: 7 × 2 has the same product as 2 × 7.
TrueFalse
9.Fill in both missing numbers: 8 × 5 = × 8 = .
Explain and Solve
10.In your own words, explain what happens to the product when the two factors in a multiplication are swapped.
11.Rory thinks 5 × 3 and 3 × 5 have different answers because the factors are in a different order. Is Rory right? Explain using the products.
12.Use a multiplication fact with the factors swapped to work out 4 × 8. Show the related fact and the answer.
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