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No. If the other number is negative,

then the product is positive.

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27 multiplied by any negative number will give a negative product of 27.


What two numbers sum to negative one but have a product?

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When can the square of a negative number be negative?

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When you multiply any number of even numbers will the product always be odd?

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If you multiply a non zero whole number by a decimal less than one would the product be less than or greater than the whole number?

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What is the first negative number?

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