- 1. Under what circumstances will the product of three numbers always be negative?
A) when all numbers are positive
B) when at least one number equals zero
C) when one number is less than zero and the other two are greater than zero
D) when one number is greater than zero and the other two are less than zero
- 2. Which property states that changing the order when adding numbers does not affect the result?
A) property of zero
B) commutative property of addition
C) associative property
D) inverse property
- 3. Multiplying any number by zero equals?
A) one
B) negative one
C) none of these
D) zero
- 4. Multiplying any number by one equals?
A) one
B) we will not know until we see the numbers
C) zero
D) that same number
- 5. The multiplication property of negative one states that multiplying any number by negative one equals the opposite of that number. For example, -5 * -1 = 5, which is the opposite of -5
A) false
B) true
- 6. 3(x - 4) = 3x - 12. This is an example of the:
A) property of zero
B) associative property
C) distributive property
D) commutative property
- 7. 7 * 9 = 63 and 9 * 7 = 63. This is an example of the:
A) associative property
B) property of zero
C) commutative property
D) distributive property
- 8. Inverse property of addition states that adding opposites equals zero. For example, 9 + (-9) = 0
A) true
B) false
- 9. The inverse property of multiplication states that multiplying a number by its reciprocal or dividing a number by itself equals:
A) zero
B) negative one
C) unknown
D) one
- 10. According to the transitive property, if a=b, and b=c, then:
A) d=e
B) unknown
C) a=c
D) a=z
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