Question

State the property used in each of the following statements:
(i) 19 × 17 = 17 × 19
(ii) (16 × 32) is a whole number
(iii) (29 × 36) × 18 = 29 × (36 × 18)
(iv) 1480 × 1 = 1480
(v) 1732 × 0 = 0
(vi) 72 × 98 + 72 × 2 = 72 × (98 + 2)
(vii) 63 × 126 − 63 × 26 = 63 × (126 − 26)

Answer 1

(i) Commutative law in multiplication
(ii) Closure property
(iii) Associativity of multiplication
(iv) Multiplicative identity
(v) Property of zero
(vi) Distributive law of multiplication over addition
(vii) Distributive law of multiplication over subtraction