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What is the product of two negative and three positive numbers?
It is positive. Any product of an even number of negative numbers will be positive, regardless of how many positive numbers you have. Similarly any product of an odd number of negative numbers will be negative, regardless of how many positive numbers you have.
What negative numbers add together to get negative 18 and multiply to get negative 63?
81
How would you Explain how you would decide whether the product of three numbers is positive or negative?
If all three numbers are positive then the product obviously has to be positive. If TWO of the three numbers are negative, then the product is also positive. But if exactly ONE of the three numbers is negative or if all THREE are negative, then the product must be negative. In general, a product of numbers is negative if an ODD NUMBER of the terms is negative.
How do you find the product of two numbers when one is posivite and one is negative?
The product is negative. An odd number of negatives means the answer will be negative. An even number of negatives means the answer will be positive.
What is th product of two or more nonzero whole numbers?
The product is also a whole number. If the (number of positive factors) minus the (number of negative factors) is zero or an even number, then the product is positive. Otherwise the product is negative.
