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Q: How come two negative numbers when multiplied result in positive number?
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What two negative numbers equal positive one?

Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.Any two negative numbers multiplied by each other will result in a positive number.


What is the relationship between neggative positive and positive negative?

Negative number and positive numbers are all numbers. Negative numbers are just positive numbers multiplied by -1.


What is the sign of the answer when an even number of negative numbers are multiplied?

positive


Is a positive number multiplied by a negative number a positive answer?

No No. Positive number multiplied by a negative number gives a negative number.


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.