Any negative multplied to a positive is ALWAYS a negative answer, be it an integer or a fraction.
Here is a table of multiplication/division of negative/positive numbers.
X + = +
X - = -
X + = -
X - = +
If no sign is given before the numbers , then read it as positive (+).
So
(+) a X - b/c = - ab/c . (Note the negative in the answer!!!!!!
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It is easiest to think about the signs of the numbers separately from their values (as though the numbers were positive):
First consider the signs:
Or to summarise:
Then multiply the values of the two numbers together (multiply them as though both were positive) and put the sign on the result as decided above.
eg to multiply -24 by 3:
eg to multiply -15 by -1/3
eg to multiply 12 by -1/4
You multiply the negative number by the reciprocal of the fraction.
Any number, integer or fraction, positive or negative, can multiply 39.
when you multiply a positive number by a negative number it is a negative. if u multiply a negative by a negative then it is positive
The answer is normally a positive fraction or decimal as for example 4^-2 = 1/16 or 0.0625
The result of multiplying a positive number by a negative number is a negative number.