Exploring commutativity in multiplication

Exploring commutativity in multiplication

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore the commutative law in multiplication. We will investigate how partitioning a number in multiplication can help us compare two multiplication calculations and see if they have the same product.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is 22 x 4?
66
80
Correct answer: 88
Q2.
What is the missing word? If there are ten or more ones, we must ______________ the ones into tens and ones.
partition
recombine
Correct answer: regroup
Q3.
Do you need to regroup ones into tens when calculating 11 x 7?
Correct answer: No
Yes
Q4.
Do you need to regroup tens when calculating 43 x 4?
No
Correct answer: Yes
Q5.
What do you need to regroup when calculating 45 x 5?
Ones
Tens
Correct answer: Tens and ones

5 Questions

Q1.
What is the Commutative Law?
A maths law - the order of addends and factor cannot be changed.
Correct answer: A maths law - the order of addends and factors can be changed but the result is still the same.
Q2.
6 x 4 has the same product as 4 x 6.
False
Correct answer: True
Q3.
12 x 4 has the same product as 2 x 14.
Correct answer: False
True
Q4.
Which of the following options is incorrect?
Correct answer: 14 x 6 = 6 + 14
15 x 4 = 4 x 15
3 x 13 = 13 x 3
50 x 2 = 2 x 50
Q5.
Which of the following options is incorrect?
19 x 4 = 4 x 19
20 x 6 = 6 x 20
Correct answer: 24 x 2 = 22 x 4
28 x 3 = 3 x 28

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UnitMaths / Deriving multiplication and division facts