COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY Commutative Property of Addition The commutative property of addition says that we can add numbers in any order and get the same sum. 2 + 4 = 4 + 2 Commutative Property of Multiplication The commutative property of multiplication means that we can multiply numbers in any order without changing the product. 2 x 5 = 5 x 2 How to use the commutative property of addition and multiplication: You can add the addends in any order and get the same sum. • Addend + addend = sum • 7 + 2 = 9 • Exchange the addends and the sum is the same. • 2 + 7 = 9 You can also multiply numbers in any order. The product will be the same. • factor x factor = product • 3 x 4 = 12 • Exchange the factors and the product is the same. • 4 + 3 = 12 © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
Try This! Fill in the number. 3 + 2 = 2 + ______ 5 x 6 = 6 x ______ 7 + 1 = 1 + ______ © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.