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3rd grade

Course: 3rd grade > Unit 7

Lesson 3: Associative property of multiplication

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Use associative property to multiply 2-digit numbers by 1-digit

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Let's use the associative property to help us solve 27, times, 2.

Complete the equations by breaking 27 into two smaller factors.


start color #9e034e, 27, end color #9e034e, times, start color #0c7f99, 2, end color #0c7f99, equals	times, start color #0c7f99, 2, end color #0c7f99
start color #9e034e, 27, end color #9e034e, times, start color #0c7f99, 2, end color #0c7f99, equals	9, times Your answer should be an integer, like 6 a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5 a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4 a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4 an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75 a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
start color #9e034e, 27, end color #9e034e, times, start color #0c7f99, 2, end color #0c7f99, equals	Your answer should be an integer, like 6 a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5 a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4 a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4 an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75 a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text

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