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7ACC Quiz Practice Properties of Addition and Subtraction
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  • 1. Which equation shows the Commutative Property of Addition?
A) 8 + 3 = 3 + 8
B) 8 + 0 = 8
C) 8 × 3 = 3 × 8
D) 3 + (5 + 2) = (3 + 5) + 2
  • 2. If changing the order of numbers when multiplying 6 × 9 to get 9 × 6 does not change the product, which property is demonstrated?
A) Distributive Property
B) Associative Property of Multiplication
C) Commutative Property of Multiplication
D) Identity Property of Multiplication
  • 3. What property does 12 × 1 = 12 illustrate?
A) Associative Property of Multiplication
B) Identity Property of Multiplication
C) Distributive Property
D) Commutative Property of Multiplication
  • 4. By the Identity Property of Multiplication, what must you multiply by -25 to get a product of -25?
A) 0
B) -1
C) 1
D) 25
  • 5. What property does 5 + (2 + 8) = (5 + 2) + 8 illustrate?
A) Associative Property of Addition
B) Commutative Property of Addition
C) Distributive Property
D) Identity Property of Addition
  • 6. If (7 + 4) + y = 7 + (4 + 9) shows the Associative Property of Addition, what is the value of y?
A) 4
B) 9
C) 20
D) 7
  • 7. Which equation shows the Identity Property of Multiplication?
A) 9 × 0 = 0
B) 9 + 0 = 9
C) 9 × 2 = 2 × 9
D) 9 × 1 = 9
  • 8. If x + 0 = -14 by the Identity Property of Addition, what is the value of x?
A) 14
B) 1
C) 0
D) -14
  • 9. Which equation shows the Associative Property of Addition?
A) x × (y × z) = (x × y) × z
B) x + y = y + x
C) (x + y) + z = x + (y + z)
D) x + 0 = x
  • 10. If 5 × 8 × 3 = 3 × n × 8 by the Commutative Property of Multiplication, what is the value of n?
A) 5
B) 3
C) 8
D) 120
  • 11. Which equation demonstrates the Associative Property of Addition?
A) 3 + 6 + 11 = 11 + 6 + 3
B) 3 + 0 = 3
C) (3 + 6) + 11 = 3 + (6 + 11)
D) 3 × (6 + 11) = 3 × 6 + 3 × 11
  • 12. If adding 0 to -8 leaves the value unchanged as -8, which property is being applied?
A) Identity Property of Multiplication
B) Associative Property of Addition
C) Identity Property of Addition
D) Commutative Property of Addition
  • 13. Which equation shows the Commutative Property of Multiplication?
A) 4 + 9 = 9 + 4
B) 4 × 9 = 9 × 4
C) 4 × 1 = 4
D) (4 × 9) × 2 = 4 × (9 × 2)
  • 14. What property does (p)(q)(r) = (q)(r)(p) illustrate?
A) Commutative Property of Multiplication
B) Associative Property of Multiplication
C) Distributive Property
D) Identity Property of Multiplication
  • 15. Which equation shows the Identity Property of Addition?
A) 0 + 15 = 15
B) 15 + 1 = 16
C) 15 × 1 = 15
D) (10 + 5) + 0 = 10 + (5 + 0)
  • 16. Which expression results from using the Commutative Property of Addition to rewrite 7.5 + (-4.25) + 2.5?
A) 7.5 + (-4.25 + 2.5)
B) -4.25 + 7.5 + 0
C) (7.5 + (-4.25)) + 2.5
D) 7.5 + 2.5 + (-4.25)
  • 17. In evaluating -4 + (-3/5) + (-2) + (-2/5), a student groups (-3/5) + (-2/5) together. Which property justifies regrouping these terms?
A) Identity Property of Addition
B) Associative Property of Addition
C) Distributive Property
D) Commutative Property of Addition
  • 18. When simplifying (4/5) × 7 × (5/4), a student first rewrites it as (4/5) × (5/4) × 7. Which property allowed the student to change the order of the factors?
A) Commutative Property of Multiplication
B) Multiplicative Inverse Property
C) Distributive Property
D) Associative Property of Multiplication
  • 19. A student wrote 12 - 5 + 3 = 12 - (5 + 3) = 12 - 8 = 4. Why is this application of grouping incorrect?
A) The student should have used the Distributive Property first
B) The student forgot the Identity Property of Addition
C) The Associative Property only works for negative numbers
D) The Associative Property applies to addition, not subtraction
  • 20. To evaluate 5 × (1/5 + 2/5) using mental math, which property allows you to multiply 5 by each term inside the parentheses separately?
A) Associative Property of Multiplication
B) Commutative Property of Addition
C) Identity Property of Multiplication
D) Distributive Property
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