Final answer:
The Commutative Property of Multiplication states that the order of factors does not change the product.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Commutative Property of Multiplication states that the order of factors does not change the product. For example, if we have the array 3 rows by 4 columns, we can calculate the total number of items by multiplying the number of rows (3) by the number of columns (4), which gives us 12.
Now let's apply the Commutative Property of Multiplication. If we switch the order of multiplication and multiply 4 rows by 3 columns, we still get the same total of 12.
So, regardless of whether we multiply rows by columns or columns by rows, the result is always the same.