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UNIT 11: ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

How do properties of numbers allow us to produce
equivalent expressions?

Why are equivalent expressions useful?

How can we use expressions in the real-world?

LEARNING
OBJECTIVES

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Students can apply concepts of the number properties
to solve real-world problems.

Students can define and identify the number properties.

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Warm-Up: Number Properties Review

Property Name

Example

The COMMUTATIVE Property of

Addition

The DISTRIBUTIVE Property

The Associative Property of

MULTIPLICATION

The IDENTITY Property of

Multiplication

Fill in the blanks using your knowledge of the number properties.

​4 + 2 = 2 + 4

​21 + 3 = 3( 7 + 1)

​5 x4 x 2 = 2 x 4x 5

​5 x 1 = 5

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I Do: Real World Problems

A softball uniform costs $20 for the shirt and $5 for the
socks. Write two equivalent expressions for the total cost of
14 uniforms.

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I Do: Real World Problems

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I Do: Real World Problems

When Amelia goes to the office supply store she is buying a
stapler for $4 and a pack of pens for $7. When she adds
the total in her head, what are two different ways she can
add the totals?

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I Do: Real World Problems