Properties of Whole Numbers

Author:Tamil Nadu Board
6th Tamil Nadu Board
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Properties of Whole Numbers: Overview

This topic sheds light on the properties of whole numbers. It includes the property of associativity and distributivity of addition and multiplication via examples.

Important Questions on Properties of Whole Numbers

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Name the property being illustrated in the following. ( Commutativity / Distributivity / Associativity )

50×42=50×40+50×2

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Name the property being illustrated in the following. Additive / Multiplicative

50×1=50

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Name the property being illustrated in the following. Additive / Multiplicative

50+0=50

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Name the property being illustrated in the following (Closure/ Commutative/ Associative/ Distributive).

(12×4)×8=12×(4×8)

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Name the property being illustrated in the following. 

75+34=34+75 Commutative / Associative

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Complete the table

6 + 8 = 14, a natural number
4 + 5 = 9, a natural number
4 × 5 = 20, a natural number
6 × 8 = 48, a natural number
  +   =  
  +   =  
  ×   =  
  ×   =  
6 + 8 = 14, a whole number
4 + 5 = 9, a whole number
15 × 0 = 0, a whole number
11 × 2 = 22, a whole number
  +   =  
  +   =  
  ×   =  
  ×   =  

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Complete the following table.

11 × 1 = 11
1 × 55 = 55
1 × 12 =  
1 ×   = 100
1 ×   =  

 

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Complete the following table.

9 + 0 = 9
7 + 0 =  
0 + 17 = 17
0 +   = 37
0 +   =  

 

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Is 10÷5, the same as 5÷10? Justify it by taking two more combinations of numbers.

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Use at least three different pairs of numbers to verify that subtraction is not commutative.

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What is the value of (100÷10)÷5? Is it the same as 100÷(10÷5)? Why?

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What is 15÷5? Is it the same as 5÷15? Why?

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What is the value of (15-8)-6? Is it the same as 15-(8-6)? Why?

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Is 7-5, the same as 5-7? Why?

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Are the values of 5×2×6 and 2×5×6 same? Is there any other way of rearranging these three numbers?

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Are the values of 6+3+8 and 3+6+8 same? Is there any other way of rearranging these three numbers?

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Use the properties of numbers and simplify.

196+34+104

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Use the properties of whole numbers and simplify.

4×132×25

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Use the properties of whole numbers and simplify.

500×689-500×89

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Use the properties of whole numbers and simplify.

50×102