Multiplying an Even Number of Negatives — Rules & Examples
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- The product will always be positive. Every time you multiply something by a negative number, you "flip" the sign of that number. For example, if you multiply a positive number b…
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- Let's say you have −1×−1-1\times-1−1×−1 what's that equal? It equals 1. Now what if you have −1×−1×−1-1\times-1\times-1−1×−1×−1? Well that's essentially just a 1×−11\times-11×−1…
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- (Video) Integer Multiplication and Division by Math Antics Here’s a YouTube video by Math Antics that covers multiplying positives or zero, multiplying a negative by a negative,…
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Problems 22
- What is −5×−2×−1×−7-5\times-2\times-1\times-7−5×−2×−1×−7?
- Will (−1)×(−5)×(6)×(−3)×(−1)×(−9)×(8)×(1)×(2)×(−1)\small{(-1)\times(-5)\times(6)\times(-3)\times(-1)\times(-9)\times(8)\times(1)\times(2)\times(-1)}(−1)×(−5)×(6)×(−3)×(−1)×(−9)×…
- What is (−1)×(−1)×(−1)×17×(−1)×(−1)×(−1)(-1)\times(-1)\times(-1)\times17\times(-1)\times(-1)\times(-1)(−1)×(−1)×(−1)×17×(−1)×(−1)×(−1)?
- What is (−4)(−3)(−2)(−10)(-4)(-3)(-2)(-10)(−4)(−3)(−2)(−10)?
- What is (−1)(−3)(−2)(−10)(−2)(−8)(−1)(−10)(-1)(-3)(-2)(-10)(-2)(-8)(-1)(-10)(−1)(−3)(−2)(−10)(−2)(−8)(−1)(−10)?
- Evaluate −(−54)×(−(−96)).-(-54)\times(-(-96)).−(−54)×(−(−96)).
- Evaluate −(−(−64))×(−(−(−63))).-(-(-64))\times(-(-(-63))).−(−(−64))×(−(−(−63))).
- Evaluate −(−(−1))×(−(−(−(−(−1))))).-(-(-1))\times(-(-(-(-(-1))))).−(−(−1))×(−(−(−(−(−1))))).
- What is −16⋅−42-16\cdot-42−16⋅−42?
- What is −44⋅−29-44\cdot-29−44⋅−29?
- Which of these numbers will make the product positive? 4×?×−24\times{?}\times-24×?×−2
- How many more negatives do you need to multiply by to make this product positive? −6⋅0⋅−2⋅−4⋅2-6\cdot0\cdot-2\cdot-4\cdot2−6⋅0⋅−2⋅−4⋅2
- Select the answers that evaluate to positive numbers.
- You have a negative number for every second in a minute. Will the product be positive or negative?
- Will −6⋅−4⋅−2⋅−8⋅−5⋅−9-6\cdot-4\cdot-2\cdot-8\cdot-5\cdot-9−6⋅−4⋅−2⋅−8⋅−5⋅−9 be positive or negative?
- What is −3⋅−8⋅−2⋅−4-3\cdot-8\cdot-2\cdot-4−3⋅−8⋅−2⋅−4?
- What is −5⋅−10⋅−3⋅−5-5\cdot-10\cdot-3\cdot-5−5⋅−10⋅−3⋅−5?
- What is −4⋅−9⋅−6⋅−4-4\cdot-9\cdot-6\cdot-4−4⋅−9⋅−6⋅−4?
- Which of the following could be a possible solution if you have 181818 nonzero negative numbers being multiplied together?
- If you have a negative one (−1)(-1)(−1) for every day of April (303030 days), and you multiply them together, what is the result?
- Select the positive solutions.
- The following numbers represent how many negatives are in a product. Which of the following numbers would have a positive product?