Properties of Real Numbers: Master the Fundamentals of Arithmetic

Question 1

Which property of real numbers states that changing the grouping of numbers being added does not affect the sum?

Accepted Answer

Associative property

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Commutative property

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Distributive property

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Identity property

Question 2

Which property states that changing the order of numbers in an addition or multiplication operation does not change the result?

Accepted Answer

Commutative property

Answer

Associative property

Answer

Distributive property

Answer

Identity property

Question 3

Which operation has an identity element of 1?

Accepted Answer

Multiplication

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Addition

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Subtraction

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Division

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a property of zero?

Accepted Answer

Multiplicative inverse of itself

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Additive inverse of itself

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Multiplicative identity

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Additive identity

Question 5

Simplify the expression: 3(x + 2) - 2x

Accepted Answer

x + 6

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x + 4

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x + 8

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x + 10

Question 6

Which property justifies the equation: (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)?

Accepted Answer

Associative property of addition

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Commutative property of addition

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Distributive property

Answer

Identity property of addition

Question 7

Identify the property that makes the following equation true: 5 - 0 = 5

Accepted Answer

Zero property of subtraction

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Additive inverse property

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Commutative property of subtraction

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Identity property of subtraction

Question 8

Which of the following expressions is equivalent to 2(3 - x)?

Accepted Answer

6 - 2x

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6 - x

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3 - 2x

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3 - x

Question 9

Simplify the expression: (-5) + 7 + (-3)

Accepted Answer

-1

Answer

-3

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-5

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-7

Question 10

Which property states that (a * b) * c = a * (b * c)?

Accepted Answer

Associative property of multiplication

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Commutative property of multiplication

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Distributive property

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Identity property of multiplication

Question 11

Identify the option that does NOT represent a property of real numbers.

Accepted Answer

Pythagorean Theorem

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Commutative

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Associative

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Distributive

Question 12

Identify the identity element for multiplication in the system of real numbers.

Accepted Answer

1

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0

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-1

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2

Question 13

Which of the following accurately describes the distributive property?

Accepted Answer

a(b + c) = ab + ac

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a + bc = (a + b)(a + c)

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ab + ac = a(b + c)

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a(b - c) = ab - ac

Question 14

Apply the associative property of multiplication to simplify the expression: (2x)(3y)(4z)

Accepted Answer

24xyz

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6xyz

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2(3x)(4y)z

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(2x)(3)(4y)z

Question 15

Identify the option that is NOT a property of zero in the system of real numbers.

Accepted Answer

Multiplicative inverse

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Additive identity

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Multiplicative identity

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Additive inverse

Question 16

Which property of real numbers states that changing the order of the numbers being multiplied does not affect the product?

Accepted Answer

Commutative Property

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Associative Property

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Distributive Property

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Identity Property

Question 17

Which property of real numbers allows us to multiply a number by 1 without changing its value?

Accepted Answer

Identity Property

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Commutative Property

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Associative Property

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Distributive Property

Question 18

Use the distributive property to simplify the expression 2(x + 3):

Accepted Answer

2x + 6

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2x + 3

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x + 6

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x + 3

Question 19

Which property of real numbers states that any number multiplied by 0 is always 0?

Accepted Answer

Multiplicative Property of Zero

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Commutative Property

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Associative Property

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Identity Property

Question 20

Use the properties of real numbers to simplify the expression (-3) + (-7):

Accepted Answer

-10

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-4

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4

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10

Question 21

Use the properties of real numbers to simplify the expression 12x - 5x - 3x:

Accepted Answer

4x

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10x

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15x

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-1x

Question 22

Which property justifies the equality of the expressions 2(x + y) and 2x + 2y?

Accepted Answer

Distributive Property

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Commutative Property

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Associative Property

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Identity Property

Question 23

Simplify the following expression using the property of zero: 5 + (-5)

Accepted Answer

0

Answer

10

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-10

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5

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a property of real numbers?

Accepted Answer

Multiplicative inverse property

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Commutative property

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Associative property

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Distributive property

Question 25

Which equation demonstrates the commutative property of multiplication, where the order of factors can be changed without affecting the result?

Accepted Answer

a * b = b * a

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a + b = b + a

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a - b = b - a

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a * 0 = 0

Question 26

Which of the following is the additive identity property?

Accepted Answer

a + 0 = a

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a + 1 = a

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a - 0 = a

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a - 1 = a

Question 27

Evaluate the expression: 6 - (-2)

Accepted Answer

2

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8

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-8

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-2

Question 28

Which of the following is the commutative property of multiplication?

Accepted Answer

a * b = b * a

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a + b = b + a

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a * 1 = a

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a * 0 = 0

Question 29

Which of the following is the distributive property of multiplication over subtraction?

Accepted Answer

a(b - c) = ab - ac

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a(b + c) = ab + ac

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(a - b)c = ac - bc

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(a + b)c = ac + bc

Question 30

Which of the following is the associative property of addition?

Accepted Answer

(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)

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(a - b) - c = a - (b - c)

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a + b = b + a

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a * b = b * a

Question 31

Which property states that changing the order of numbers being multiplied does not affect the product?

Accepted Answer

Commutative property of multiplication

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Associative property of multiplication

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Distributive property

Answer

Identity property

Question 32

Evaluate the expression: (3 + 4) + 6

Accepted Answer

13

Answer

10

Answer

16

Answer

20

Question 33

Which property states that multiplying any number by 1 results in the original number?

Accepted Answer

Identity property of multiplication

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Commutative property of multiplication

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Associative property of multiplication

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Distributive property

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT a property of real numbers?

Accepted Answer

Associative property of subtraction

Answer

Commutative property of addition

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Distributive property

Answer

Multiplicative inverse property

Question 35

Which property states that the sum of zero and any number is the original number?

Accepted Answer

Identity property of addition

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Commutative property of addition

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Associative property of addition

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Distributive property

Question 36

Which property states that the product of any number and zero is zero?

Accepted Answer

Zero product property

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Multiplicative identity property

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Additive inverse property

Answer

Associative property of multiplication

Question 37

Consider the expression (3 + 0) * (5 - 0). Which property of real numbers allows us to simplify this expression to 3 * 5?

Accepted Answer

Identity Property of Addition

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Commutative Property of Addition

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Distributive Property

Question 38

Identify the property that establishes that the product of any real number 'a' and zero is always zero.

Accepted Answer

Zero property of multiplication

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One property of multiplication

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Associative property of multiplication

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Commutative property of multiplication

Question 39

Simplify the given expression: (-3) + (-5) + 7

Accepted Answer

-1

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5

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3

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-5

Question 40

Which property allows us to rearrange the expression (2x + 3) + 4 into 2x + (3 + 4)?

Accepted Answer

Associative property of addition

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Commutative property of addition

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Distributive property

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Identity property of addition

Question 41

In the context of multiplication, what number acts as the multiplicative identity?

Accepted Answer

1

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-1

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2

Answer

0

Question 42

Identify the property that states that multiplying any real number 'a' by -1 results in its negative value.

Accepted Answer

Inverse property of multiplication

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Zero property of multiplication

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Associative property of multiplication

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Commutative property of multiplication

Question 43

Which property allows us to group terms in an expression, such as 2x + 3y = (2x + 3)y?

Accepted Answer

Distributive property

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Inverse property of multiplication

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Commutative property of addition

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Associative property of addition

Question 44

Explain the fundamental difference between the identity property of multiplication and the zero property of multiplication.

Accepted Answer

The identity property states that multiplying any number 'a' by 1 yields 'a', whereas the zero property states that multiplying any number 'a' by 0 results in 0.

Answer

Both properties state that multiplying any number 'a' by 1 yields 'a'.

Question 45

Which property of real numbers states that the sum of any number and zero is the original number?

Accepted Answer

Additive identity property

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Commutative property

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Associative property

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Distributive property

Question 46

Simplify the expression: (3 + 2) * 4

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

7

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15

Answer

12

Question 47

Which property justifies the equation (3 * 4) + 5 = 3 * (4 + 5)?

Accepted Answer

Distributive property

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Identity property

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Commutative property

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Associative property

Question 48

Simplify the expression: 7 * 1

Accepted Answer

7

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1

Answer

0

Question 49

Which property states that the product of any number and one is the original number?

Accepted Answer

Multiplicative identity property

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Distributive property

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Commutative property

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Associative property

Question 50

The commutative property of multiplication states that:

Accepted Answer

The order of factors in multiplication does not change the product.

Answer

The product of any number and one equals the number itself.

Answer

The grouping of factors in multiplication does not change the product.

Answer

The sum of any number and zero equals the number itself.

Question 51

Which property states that the sum of any number and zero equals the number itself?

Accepted Answer

Additive Identity Property

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Commutative Property of Addition

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Multiplicative Identity Property

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Associative Property of Addition

Question 52

The associative property of addition states that:

Accepted Answer

The grouping of numbers in addition does not affect the sum.

Answer

The product of any number and one equals the number itself.

Answer

The sum of any two numbers is always greater than either number.

Answer

The order of numbers in addition does not affect the sum.

Question 53

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about real numbers?

Accepted Answer

The sum of two positive numbers is always positive.

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The product of any number and zero equals zero.

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The absolute value of a number is always non-negative.

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The product of two negative numbers is positive.

Question 54

The statement "a = b" is equivalent to:

Accepted Answer

b = a

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a < b

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a > b

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a ≠ b

Question 55

Which property states that the product of any number and one equals the number itself?

Accepted Answer

Multiplicative Identity Property

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Associative Property of Multiplication

Answer

Commutative Property of Multiplication

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Distributive Property