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What is the sign of the answer when an odd number of negative numbers are multiplied?
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What is the sign of the answer when an even number of negative numbers are multiplied?
positive
What is a negative times a positive times a positive?
A negative. If you have a string of positive and negative numbers multiplied together, all you need to find the sign of the answer is to find the parity of the negative numbers. If there are an odd number of negatives then the answer is negative and if there are an even number of negatives then the answer is positive. Remember, positive numbers make no difference to the sign of the answer.
Is the product of 33 negative numbers and 2 positive numbers a positive number or a negative number?
(The product of 33 negative numbers) x (2 positive numbers) = (negative sign) x (positive sign) = negative sign
How do you prevent a negative sign appearing when you have multiplied a percentage by a total?
If the percentage and the total are both positive numbers, then there's no reason for the appearance of a negative sign.
3 negative and 6 positive numbers are multiplied together. the sign of the product is?
Negative. Positives always give positive sign, two of the negatives cancel out, leave one negative sign.
What is the sign of the answer when an even number of negative numbers are multiplied?
positive
What is the sign of the answer when an add odd number of negative number are multiplied?
The product of an odd number of negative numbers will be negative.
What is a negative times a positive times a positive?
A negative. If you have a string of positive and negative numbers multiplied together, all you need to find the sign of the answer is to find the parity of the negative numbers. If there are an odd number of negatives then the answer is negative and if there are an even number of negatives then the answer is positive. Remember, positive numbers make no difference to the sign of the answer.
When 2 4 6 or 8 numbers are multiplied the product has a negative sign?
The answer will depend on the signs of the numbers being multiplied.
What is the rule for determining the sign of the product of two fractions?
It is the same as determining the sign of the product of two integers;+ x + = ++ x - = -- x + = -- x - = +ORIf only positive numbers are multiplied, the result is positive.If positive and an even number of negative numbers (for example, + x - x -) are multiplied, the result is positive.If positive and an odd number of negative numbers (for example, + x + x -) are multiplied, the result is negative.If an even number of negative numbers (for example, - x -) are multiplied, the result is positive.If an odd number of negative numbers (for example, - x - x -) are multiplied, the result is negative.Remember the rule:Product of a positive and a positive fraction is always positive.Product of a positive and a negative fraction is always negative.Product of a negative and a positive fraction is always negative.Product of a negative and a negative fraction is always positive.Examples:½ * ¼ = 1/8½ * -¼ = -1/8-½ * ¼ = -1/8-½ * -¼ = 1/8Source: www.icoachmath.com
Is the product of 33 negative numbers and 2 positive numbers a positive number or a negative number?
(The product of 33 negative numbers) x (2 positive numbers) = (negative sign) x (positive sign) = negative sign
Why is it when you multiply two negative integers that it is a positive answer?
Multiplying anything non-zero by a negative number changes the sign. A positive number multiplied by a negative number becomes negative. A negative number multiplied by a negative number becomes positive.
What is the sign when even number and negative are multiplied?
a huge vagina
How do you prevent a negative sign appearing when you have multiplied a percentage by a total?
If the percentage and the total are both positive numbers, then there's no reason for the appearance of a negative sign.
3 negative and 6 positive numbers are multiplied together. the sign of the product is?
Negative. Positives always give positive sign, two of the negatives cancel out, leave one negative sign.
What is one fourth multiplied by negative one?
Anything multiplied by negative one is the same number with the opposite sign. -1 over 4
What is a negative irrational number?
A negative irrational number can be thought of as an irrational number multiplied by -1, or an irrational number with a minus sign in front of it.
