IXL | Multiply using properties

Use properties to find the product.

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Use properties to find the product.

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Associative property of multiplication

You can group the factors with parentheses and get the same product.

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You can use the associative property to find the product

First, use the associative property to group the factors that are easier to multiply.

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Use mental math to multiply 5 by 2.

Finally, multiply 19 by 10.

190

So,

190

Looking for more? Try these:

Lesson: The distributive property

Lesson: The commutative property

Lesson: The associative property

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F.5Properties of multiplication

I.2Multiply by multiples of ten

Lesson: The distributive property

Lesson: The commutative property

Lesson: The associative property

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