Question

which property of multiplication is shown?
$6 \times 1 = 1 \times 6$
options: commutative, zero, identity, distributive

Explanation:

The commutative property of multiplication states that for any two numbers \(a\) and \(b\), \(a\times b = b\times a\). In the equation \(6\times1 = 1\times6\), we can see that the order of the factors (6 and 1) has been changed, but the product remains the same. The zero property involves a factor of zero, the identity property is \(a\times1=a\) (not about swapping order), and the distributive property is about multiplying over addition/subtraction (\(a(b + c)=ab+ac\)). So the property shown is commutative.

Answer:

commutative