Multiplication PropertiesFour rules that cut how many facts you actually have to learn.3rd GradeThese four properties are always true, so youcan rearrange any multiplication to make iteasier.a × b = b × aCommutative7 × 3 = 3 × 7Order never matters. This halves the table you must learn.Associative(2×3)×4 = 2×(3×4)Group them however is easiest.Distributive6×7 = 6×5 + 6×2Split a hard fact into two easy ones.Identity and zeron×1 = n, n×0 = 0One group of it is it. Zero groups of it is nothing.The distributive property is the one that keeps working — it becomeslong multiplication, then algebra.Multiplication Propertieswww.littleactivity.com

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Math · 3rd Grade

Multiplication Properties

Four rules that cut how many facts you actually have to learn.

How to use it

When a fact will not come, ask which property could get you there.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
3rd Grade
Ages
8–9
Subject
Math
Pages
1

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