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Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 6

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2. Areas of Triangles

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Exercise 5 Page 295

Changing the order of the factors does not change the product.

Commutative Property of Multiplication

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To identify the Property of Real Numbers being demonstrated by the given equation, we should first identify the operation being performed. 4* m=m* 4 In this case, the terms are being multiplied. The equation shows that changing the order of the factors being multiplied does not change the product. This is the Commutative Property of Multiplication.

4* m=m* 4

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Commutative Property of Multiplication

4* m = 4* m

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The Other Properties

In this exercise, we saw an example of the Commutative Property of Multiplication. Now, let's review some other Properties of Real Numbers.

Associative Property of Addition: This property shows that changing the grouping of the terms being added does not change the sum.
Associative Property of Multiplication: This property shows that changing the grouping of the factors being multiplied does not change the product.
Distributive Property: This property shows that the product of a number and a parenthetical factor is equal to the sum of the products of the number and each term inside the parentheses.
Identity Property of Multiplication: This property shows that the product of a number and 1 is equal to the number itself.

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Try It p.292-293

Self-Assessment for Concepts & Skills p.293

Self-Assessment for Problem Solving p.294

Review & Refresh p.295