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Does the number of positive factors affect the sign of a product?
No, only the number of negative factors affect its sign.
Is the product of a positive number and a negative number negative?
Yes. A product is the result of one number multiplied by another. For example: 5 x -2 = -10 If you multiply two numbers of the same sign (+ positive or - negative), the product will be positive. For example: -5 x -2 = 10 (positive)
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.
How can we predict the sign of the product or quotient of sign numbers?
positive times positive equals positive negative times negative equals positive positive times negative equals negative Substitute "divided by" for "times" in the previous sentences and they are still true.
How do you multiply a positive number by a negative number?
the answer is simply by following the rules of multiplication when a negative number is multiplied with a positive number the answer the sign of the product is always negative E.g (2)x(-4)= -8 (-9)x(5)= -45
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 does the sign of the product of the positive and a negative number compare withe the sign of the sum of a positive and a negative number?
The product of a positive and negative number is always negative The sum of a positive and negative number depends on which one is larger; subtract the two numbers and take the sign of the larger
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 the sign of the product of 47 negative numbers and three positive numbers?
Negative because product of 47 negative numbers is negative and product of three positive number is Positive , so negative*positive = Negative.
What will be the sign of the product if we multiply 90 negative integers and 9 positive integers?
The product of any number of negative integers is positive if there is an even count of them, and negative if there is an odd count. Since 90 is an even number, the product of the 90 negative integers will be positive. When this positive product is multiplied by the 9 positive integers, the overall product remains positive. Therefore, the sign of the product will be positive.
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.
What is the sign of the product of an even number of negative factors?
The product will be positive in this case.
Is the product or the quotinent of two signed numbers that have opposite signs a positive number or a negative number?
The answer will always be Negative in Sign. If they are the same sign, it will always be Positive in Sign.
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
How can you determine the sign of the product when multiplying two or more integers?
If there are an odd number of numbers with a negative sign then the sign of the product is negative. Otherwise it is positive.
What is the sign of the product of an odd number of negative factors?
even
Does the number of positive factors affect the sign of a product?
No, only the number of negative factors affect its sign.
