Commutative Multiplication
Understand and apply the commutative property of multiplication and recognise that division is not commutative
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Does your child know that 4 × 7 gives the same answer as 7 × 4 — so they can choose whichever order is easier to remember from their times tables?
Understand and apply the commutative property of multiplication and recognise that division is not commutative
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Check understanding
- Explain that 3 × 5 = 5 × 3 and show this with an array rotated
- Use commutativity to choose the easier calculation
- Demonstrate that 12 ÷ 3 ≠ 3 ÷ 12
“Does your child know that 4 × 7 gives the same answer as 7 × 4 — so they can choose whichever order is easier to remember from their times tables?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Multiplication & Division
- Age range
- Ages 6–7
Standards