When you divide or multiply two negative numbers they cancel each other out and you have a positive answer. We are measuring relationships instead of moving on a number line like addition or subtraction.
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Two negative numbers divided or multiplied together results in a positive outcome. For example: -8/-2 = 4 and -9*-3 = 27
Actually it does, whenever you mulitply and divide two negative and two positive numbers they always equal a positive number. When you multiply and divide a negative and positive they always equal a negative number.
integers are negative and poitive numbers you can multipy and divide poitive numbers but you can't divide negative numbers because you can't have negitve divded by a other number
The usual case is when you multiply or divide an inequality by a negative number.
Only when what you're multiplying by/dividing by is negative.