The commutative property of multiplication says that the product of 2 factors will be the same regardless of their order in the equation
Fact families have equations like this!
Use the commutative property to write an equation equivalent to the one represented by the bees.
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8 x 3 = 3 x 8
There are 24 bees in each array.
Practice Problems
True or False?
True or False?
5 x 9 = 9 x 5
Select the related fact.
4 x 8 = 32
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The commutative property does not work for division.
To help solve 36 ÷ 4 you can use the other equations in its fact family.
36 ÷ 9 = 4
9 x 4 = 36
4 x 9 = 36
So, 36 ÷ 4 = 9