Question

1. create your own examples to illustrate each property.

a) associative property of addition

b) commutative property of addition

c) identity property of multiplication

d) additive inverse property

Explanation:

A) The associative property of addition means the grouping of addends does not change the sum.
B) The commutative property of addition means the order of addends does not change the sum.
C) The identity property of multiplication means multiplying a number by 1 leaves it unchanged.
D) The additive inverse property means a number plus its opposite equals 0.

Answer:

A) $(2 + 3) + 4 = 2 + (3 + 4)$
B) $5 + 7 = 7 + 5$
C) $9 \times 1 = 9$
D) $6 + (-6) = 0$