Fast Fact Multiplication by Blanche Roesser

Author:Blanche Roesser
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Published: 2019-08-13T00:00:00+00:00

THREE FACTORS

FAST FACT: When three or more factors are multiplied, the product is the same no matter which factors are multiplied first.

This fast fact is called the associative property of multiplication. Let’s try it:

3 × 5 × 2 = ?

The fast fact tells you that it doesn’t matter which two numbers you multiply first. Let’s use parentheses to show our choice:

The product is 30 either way!

IN MATH, “ASSOCIATIVE” MEANS HAVING THE SAME RESULT NO MATTER WHAT THE GROUPING IS. THE ANSWER DOESN’T CHANGE.

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