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Why does a negative number times a negative number have a positive product?
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∙ 13y ago
If I were you, I'd ask the same thing. When you're multiplying with different signs, the product will always change. Think of it as this... There is 1 negative. So it's a negative. But when there's 2 negatives, it's a positive. If you still don't get it, ask someone who might know. But this is what I learned. So, don't think of them as signs, but as a pattern.
1 Negative = negative
2 Negative = positive
3 Negative = negative
4 Negative = positive
And so on...
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What is the product of a positive number multiplied by a negative number?
negative. + times - is negative + times + is positive - times - is positive Basically: same sign= positive and different signs= negative
What does a positive times a positive times a negative equal?
A negative times a positive is a negative.
Why is a negative times a positive a negative?
Think of it like this:The product of a negative number times a number (call it B), will be the opposite sign of the sign of number B.The product of a positive number times a number B, will have the same sign as the sign of number B.
What is a negative number times a negative number equal?
If the signs of both numbers are the same, the product will be positive. If the signs of the numbers are different, 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)
What is a negitaive times a positive?
A negative number times a positive number will give you a negative product.A negative number times a positive number will give you a negative product.A negative number times a positive number will give you a negative product.A negative number times a positive number will give you a negative product.
What is the product of a positive number multiplied by a negative number?
negative. + times - is negative + times + is positive - times - is positive Basically: same sign= positive and different signs= negative
What does a positive times a positive times a negative equal?
A negative times a positive is a negative.
Why is a negative times a positive a negative?
Think of it like this:The product of a negative number times a number (call it B), will be the opposite sign of the sign of number B.The product of a positive number times a number B, will have the same sign as the sign of number B.
What is a negative number times a negative number equal?
If the signs of both numbers are the same, the product will be positive. If the signs of the numbers are different, the product will be negative.
What is the sign of the product of a positive number and a negative one?
A positive times a negative equals a negative.
How do you work out how to times a positive number by a negative number?
A positive number times a positive number will always get you a positive number A negative number times a negative number will always get you a positive number (same signs will get you a positive number) but A positive number times a negative number will always get you a negative number or A negative number times a positive number will always get you a negative number (different signs will get you a negative number)
A negative number times a positive number will be either positive or negative depending on the sign of the larger number.?
No, the rule for multiplication is much easier than that. If the two numbers have the same sign, then their product is positive. If they have different signs, then their product is 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)
What does a positive times a positive equal?
A positive number multiplied by another positive number yields a positive number. A negative number multiplied by another negative number also yields a positive number. Only multiplying a negative number by a positive number (or the other way around) yields a negative number as the product.
What is the product of a negative times a negative?
A positive
Why does a negative number times a negative number produce a positive number?
Negative times negative is always a positive.
