The Associative Property

1. The Associative Property The Commutative Property The Distributive Property

2. 2 identical flower beds Rectangular shaped 4.5 ft x 5 ft

3. How many square feet?!?!

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5. + + ( )

6. Associative Property

7. What other operations can be used with the associative property?

8. Back to the Home Depot dilemma…

9. (4.5 x 5)

10. (4.5 x 5) x 2

11. 4.5 x (5 x 2)

12. 4.5 x 10

13. 45 square feet

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16. Commutative Property

17. What other operations can be used with the commutative property?

18. How can we manipulate the problems so we can use subtraction with the associative and commutative properties?

19. $38 Sweater Buy 6 Colors

20. Your total is $287.66. What?!?!

21. Ariel (a)

22. Bride (b)

23. Cat (c)

24. Dragon (d)

25. (b + c + d)

26. a(b + c + d)

27. ab

28. ab + ac

29. ab + ac + ad

30. a( bc + d + ef )

31. a( bc + d + ef ) a bc + ad + aef

32. Distributive Property

33. Back to the J. Crew dilemma…

34. 6 sweaters at $38 6 x 38

35. 6 sweaters at $38 6 x 38 6(40 – 2)

36. 6 sweaters at $38 6 x 38 6(40 – 2) 240 – 12

37. 6 sweaters at $38 6 x 38 6(40 – 2) 240 – 12 228