- 1. Under what circumstances will the product of three numbers always be negative?
A) when one number is greater than zero and the other two are less than zero
B) when one number is less than zero and the other two are greater than zero
C) when all numbers are positive
D) when at least one number equals zero
- 2. Which property states that changing the order when adding numbers does not affect the result?
A) associative property
B) commutative property of addition
C) property of zero
D) inverse property
- 3. Multiplying any number by zero equals?
A) none of these
B) negative one
C) one
D) zero
- 4. Multiplying any number by one equals?
A) zero
B) one
C) that same number
D) we will not know until we see the numbers
- 5. The multiplication property of negative one states that multiplying any number by negative one equals the opposite of that number. For example, -5 * -1 = 5, which is the opposite of -5
A) true
B) false
- 6. 3(x - 4) = 3x - 12. This is an example of the:
A) property of zero
B) commutative property
C) associative property
D) distributive property
- 7. 7 * 9 = 63 and 9 * 7 = 63. This is an example of the:
A) commutative property
B) associative property
C) property of zero
D) distributive property
- 8. Inverse property of addition states that adding opposites equals zero. For example, 9 + (-9) = 0
A) false
B) true
- 9. The inverse property of multiplication states that multiplying a number by its reciprocal or dividing a number by itself equals:
A) unknown
B) one
C) negative one
D) zero
- 10. According to the transitive property, if a=b, and b=c, then:
A) a=z
B) d=e
C) unknown
D) a=c
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