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8-59.

What is special about the number zero? Think about this as you answer the questions below.  

  1. Find each sum:

     

     

     

  1. What is special about adding zero? Write a sentence that begins, “When you add zero to a number, …”

  1. Julia is thinking of two numbers and . When she adds them together, she gets a sum of . Does that tell you anything about either of Julia’s numbers?

    What did you notice about each of the answers in part (a)?

  2. Find each product:

     

     

     

     

  1. What is special about multiplying by zero? Write a sentence that begins, “When you multiply a number by zero, …”

    When you multiply a number by zero, … the result is always .