equation: A mathematical statement that says two values are equal (=) factor: A number that is multiplied by another number product: The answer to a multiplication problem comparison sentence: A sentence that represent an multiplication equation Commutative Property of Multiplication: You can multiply two factors in any order and get the same product Associative Property of Multiplication: You can group the numbers in an expression in any order and it won’t affect the result Distributive Property of Multiplication: Multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each addend by the number and adding the products