Finding Associative Property - Determine Which Choice Is Not an Equivalent Equation

Sep 30, 2026

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Practice worksheet focused on the associative property using multiplication expressions. Students review multiple-choice items that ask which option is not equal to a target expression with parentheses, testing whether regrouping factors changes the result. The set includes problems comparing equivalent products versus incorrect regroupings that combine addition with multiplication or use non-matching grouping. An answer key provides the correct choices for the listed questions.

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Determine which choice is not an equivalent equation

Problem sets 1-12 (with options A-D)

Answers

Finding Associative Property Name: | Determine which choice is not an equivalent equation. | | | | | | | | | | Answers | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1) Which expression is not equal to 2) Which expression is not equal to
4 × ( 2 × 10 ) ( 2 × 3 ) × 4
A. 10 × 10 A. 2 × ( 3 × 4 )
B. ( 4 × 2 ) × 10 B. 6 × 4
C. 8 × 10 C. 2 × 9
D. 4 × 20 D. 2 × 12
3) Which expression is not equal to 4) Which expression is not equal to
8 × ( 9 × 7 ) 9 × ( 7 × 3 )
A. ( 8 × 9 ) × 7 A. ( 9 × 7 ) × 3
B. 72 × 7 B. 63 × 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1.
2.
3.
4.
5. | | | | | C. ( 8 + 9 ) × 7
D. 8 × 63
5) Which expression is not equal to 6)
4 × ( 6 × 2 )
A. 4 × 18
B. ( 4 × 6 ) × 2
C. 4 × 12
D. 24 × 2
7) Which expression is not equal to 8)( 5 × 8 ) × 6
A. 5 × 48 | | C. ( 9 + 7 ) × 3
D. 9 × 21
Which expression is not 3 × ( 9 × 6 )
A. 27 × 6
B. 3 × 54
C. ( 3 × 9 ) × 6
D. ( 3 + 9 ) × 6
Which expression is not ( 6 × 5 ) × 7
A. 6 × 40 | | equal to
equal to | | | | | | 6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11. | | | | | B. 32 × 6
C. 5 × ( 8 × 6 ) | | B. 6 × 35
C. 6 × ( 5 × 7 ) | | | | | | | | 12. | | | | | D. 40 × 6 | | D. 30 × 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9) Which expression is not equal to 10)
4 × ( 6 × 9 ) | | Which expression is not 5 × ( 6 × 10 ) | | equal to | | | | | | | | | | | A. ( 4 + 6 ) × 9 | | A. 30 × 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | B. ( 4 × 6 ) × 9 | | B. ( 5 × 6 ) × 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C. 24 × 9 | | C. 5 × 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D. 4 × 54 | | D. 36 × 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11) Which expression is not equal to 12)
8 × ( 7 × 3 ) | | Which expression is not ( 4 × 2 ) × 7 | | equal to | | | | | | | | | | | A. 8 × 21 | | A. 4 × 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | B. 49 × 3 | | B. 4 × ( 2 × 7 ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | C. 56 × 3 | | C. 8 × 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D. ( 8 × 7 ) × 3 | | D. 4 × 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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4 × ( 2 × 10 ) ( 2 × 3 ) × 4
A. 10 × 10 A. 2 × ( 3 × 4 )
B. ( 4 × 2 ) × 10 B. 6 × 4
C. 8 × 10 C. 2 × 9
D. 4 × 20 D. 2 × 12
3) Which expression is not equal to 4) Which expression is not equal to
8 × ( 9 × 7 ) 9 × ( 7 × 3 )
A. ( 8 × 9 ) × 7 A. ( 9 × 7 ) × 3
B. 72 × 7 B. 63 × 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1. A
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. A | | | | | C. ( 8 + 9 ) × 7
D. 8 × 63
5) Which expression is not equal to 6)
4 × ( 6 × 2 )
A. 4 × 18
B. ( 4 × 6 ) × 2
C. 4 × 12
D. 24 × 2
7) Which expression is not equal to 8)( 5 × 8 ) × 6
A. 5 × 48 | | C. ( 9 + 7 ) × 3
D. 9 × 21
Which expression is not 3 × ( 9 × 6 )
A. 27 × 6
B. 3 × 54
C. ( 3 × 9 ) × 6
D. ( 3 + 9 ) × 6
Which expression is not ( 6 × 5 ) × 7
A. 6 × 40 | | equal to
equal to | | | | | | 6. D
7. B
8. A
9. A
10. D
11. B | | | | | B. 32 × 6
C. 5 × ( 8 × 6 ) | | B. 6 × 35
C. 6 × ( 5 × 7 ) | | | | | | | | 12. A | | | | | D. 40 × 6 | | D. 30 × 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9) Which expression is not equal to 10)
4 × ( 6 × 9 ) | | Which expression is not 5 × ( 6 × 10 ) | | equal to | | | | | | | | | | | A. ( 4 + 6 ) × 9 | | A. 30 × 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |

FAQs

What skill does this worksheet practice?

It practices recognizing the associative property in multiplication and determining when regrouped factors produce an equivalent expression.

How are the questions structured?

Each question presents a target multiplication expression and asks which option is not equal, with choices A–D.

What information is included besides the questions?

An answer key is provided, listing the correct choice for each numbered question.

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