Question

Which operations on whole numbers are commutative?

• A. Addition
• B. Multiplication
• C. Division
• D. Subtraction

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

Multiplication

An operation is commutative if changing the order of operands does not change the result.

Addition and multiplication are commutative for whole numbers.

$\text{For example,}$ $2+3=5,$ $3+2=5$.

$\text{Also,}$ $3\times 4=12,$ $4\times 3=12$