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Math A

Practice with Properties of Real Numbers 

 

Test your skills on the following problems:

1. x + 9 = 9 + x 
is an example of which property?

Choose:

associative property of addition
additive identity
commutative property of addition
additive inverse

 

 

2. 2( x + 3 ) = 2x + 6  
is an example of which property?

Choose:

associative property of multiplication
distributive property
commutative property of multiplication
multiplicative inverse property

 

 

3. x + ( y + 3 ) = x + ( 3 + y )
is an example of which property?

Choose:

associative property of addition
distributive property
additive identity
commutative property of addition

 

 

4. ( 5 y ) • ( 1 ) = 5 y
is an example of which property?

Choose:

multiplicative identity property
multiplicative inverse property
commutative property of multiplication
associative property of multiplication

 

 

5. ( x y ) z = x ( y z )
is an example of which property?

Choose:

commutative property of multiplication
associative property of multiplication
distributive property
multiplicative inverse property

 

 

6. ( x + 5 ) ( 7 + x ) = 
( x + 5 )•( 7 )+( x + 5 )•( x )

is an example of which property?

(**tough problem!!**)

Choose:

associative property of addition
commutative property of multiplication
associative property of multiplication
distributive property

 

 

7. (y + 2) + (-y + -2) = 0
is an example of which property?

Choose:

multiplicative identity property
additive identity property
multiplicative inverse property
additive inverse property

 

 

8.
is an example of which property?

Choose:

multiplicative identity property
multiplicative inverse property
commutative property of multiplication
associative property of multiplication

 

 


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