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The product is always negative.

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How do you multiple negative and positive numbers?

The same as two positive numbers, except the product will be negative.


When you are finding the product of multiple numbers how can determine if the product will be positive or negative?

A positive times a positive equals a positive, a negative times a negative equals a positive, a negative times a positive equals a negative(vice versa for the last one)


The product of two or more numbers is a?

a multiple, as follows:positive * positive = positivepositive * negative = negativenegative * negative = positivemore than 2 numbers:positive * positive * positive = positivepositive * positive * negative = negativepositive * negative * negative = positivenegative * negative * negative = negativeand so on...also, (any number) * 0 = 0


What is a negative mean?

IN statistics yes there is a negative mean. Mean is the average of multiple numbers. Negative is opposite of positive.


What is the sum of the smallest non-negative multiple of 5 and the smallest positive multiple of 6?

5


How do you multiple and divide positive and negative integers?

multiplying and dividing a negative number will "flip" the sign of the other number. So multiplying two negative numbers will produce a positive number. Multiplying one positive and one negative number will produce a negative. And of course two positive numbers yield a positive.


What is the smallest multiple of 2 and 6?

There is no smallest multiple since there are infinitely many negative numbers. The smallest POSITIVE multiple is 6.


Is the product of 169 negative numbers positive or negative?

Negative. Every pair of negative numbers gives a positive multiple. Positive numbers do not affect the sign any further, so you can throw out pairs of numbers from 169. In the end, there will be just the one negative number left.


Is a positive plus a negative make a positive or a negative?

Positive + Negative = Negative Negative + Negative = Positive Positive + Positive = Positive Negative + Positive = Negative


What is a negative - positive?

Negative * positive = negative Positive * positive = positive Negative * negative = positive


What is the difference between positive and negative angles?

Essentially, none. Every negative angle can be made positive by adding 2*pi radians (or 360 degrees, or a multiple).


What is the least common multiple for a negative number?

Ignore the signs. LCMs are always positive.