standard_description: Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide. (Students need not use formal terms for these properties.) ^( )Examples: If 6 × 4 = 24 is known, then 4 × 6 = 24 is also known. (Commutative property of multiplication.) 3 × 5 × 2 can be found by 3 × 5 = 15, then 15 × 2 = 30, or by 5 × 2 = 10, then 3 × 10 = 30. (Associative property of multiplication.) Knowing that 8 × 5 = 40 and 8 × 2 = 16, one can find 8 × 7 as 8 × (5 + 2) = (8 × 5) + (8 × 2) = 40 + 16 = 56. (Distributive property.)
problem_activity: Problem 1
Rudy is waiting patiently for his new hens to lay some eggs.
a.   On Monday he went to the henhouse to check their nests. He has 12 hens in the house, and each hen had laid 0 eggs. How many eggs did Rudy have in total? Write an equation to represent the situation.
b.   On Tuesday when he went to the henhouse, he discovered that each of his 12 hens had laid 1 egg! How many eggs does he have now? Write an equation to represent the situation.
Problem 2
Solve.
a.
$$4\times 1 = $$
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b.   _____
$$= 1\times 7$$
c.
$$5\ \times$$
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$$=5$$
d.
$$6\div 6 = $$
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e.   _____
$$=9\div1$$
Problem 3
Solve.
a.
$$2\times 0 = a$$
b.
$$b = 0\times 3$$
c.
$$7\times c = 0$$
d.
$$0\div 8 = d$$


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