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Is the product of two negative numbers always a real negative number?
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No, the product of two negative numbers is always a positive.
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What will be the sign of the product if we multiply together 199 negative numbers and 10 positive numbers?
If ever you have an odd number of negative numbers, the product will always be a negative number. So the answer to this question is negative.
What is the product of a negitave number and a positive number?
The product of two numbers is the two numbers multiplied together. When multiplying a positive number and a negative number, the answer is always negative. For example: 7*-3= -21
Would 3 negative numbers be a positive number?
3 negative numbers are three negative numbers. There are a lot of things you can do with them: -- You can add them up. Their sum is always a negative number. -- You can add two of them and subtract the third one from the sum. The result could be a positive number or it could be a negative number. It depends on the three negative numbers you started with. -- You can multiply them all together. The product is always a negative number. -- You can multiply all of their absolute values together. The product is always a positive number. -- You can multiply two of them, and divide the product by the third one. The result is always a negative number. -- You can multiply two of them, then raise the product to the power of the third one. The result is always a positive number. -- You can divide one of them by another one, then raise the quotient to the power of the third one. The result is always a positive number. But, as I said at the top, 3 negative numbers are never anything else other than three negative numbers.
Is the product of positive numbers and 7 negative numbers a positive number or a negative number?
negative
Is it true that the product of two negative numbers is sometimes a negative number?
No, two negatives multiplied together always form a positive number.
The product of two numbers with different signs is always a negative?
The product of negative number and a positive number is always a negative. The product of two positive numbers, or two negative numbers, is always a positive.
Is the product of 33 negative numbers and 3 positive numbers a positive or negative number?
The product of all those numbers will always be a negative number.
When you multiply three negative numbers is the answer always negative?
Yes, the product of three negative numbers is always a negative number.
What will be the sign of the product if we multiply together 199 negative numbers and 10 positive numbers?
If ever you have an odd number of negative numbers, the product will always be a negative number. So the answer to this question is negative.
Dose a negative number plus a negative number equal a positive number?
No. The sum of two negative numbers will always be a negative number. If, however, you multiply the numbers, their product will be positive.
Is the product of an odd number of factors always a negative number?
Only if an odd number of the factors are negative numbers.
What is the product of a negitave number and a positive number?
The product of two numbers is the two numbers multiplied together. When multiplying a positive number and a negative number, the answer is always negative. For example: 7*-3= -21
Would 3 negative numbers be a positive number?
3 negative numbers are three negative numbers. There are a lot of things you can do with them: -- You can add them up. Their sum is always a negative number. -- You can add two of them and subtract the third one from the sum. The result could be a positive number or it could be a negative number. It depends on the three negative numbers you started with. -- You can multiply them all together. The product is always a negative number. -- You can multiply all of their absolute values together. The product is always a positive number. -- You can multiply two of them, and divide the product by the third one. The result is always a negative number. -- You can multiply two of them, then raise the product to the power of the third one. The result is always a positive number. -- You can divide one of them by another one, then raise the quotient to the power of the third one. The result is always a positive number. But, as I said at the top, 3 negative numbers are never anything else other than three negative numbers.
Why is the product of a negative number and a positive number negative?
In math, a product is the result of multiplying. Multiplication is distributive over positive and negative numbers, which means, when a negative number is multiplied by a positive number, it always yields a negative result.
How do you multiply a negative number by a positive number?
You multiply the numbers just like you would normally except that the product will have a negative sign. Example: -6 X 5 = -30. When you multiply a negative number and a positive number, the product will always be negative. Multiplying two positive numbers or two negative numbers will give you positive products.
Is the product of positive numbers and 7 negative numbers a positive number or a negative number?
negative
What type of number results when a negative number is multiplied by a positive number and vise versa?
The product of two numbers with opposite signs is always negative.
