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Q: What is negative four times a number?
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Why does a negative number times a negative number produce a positive number?

Negative times negative is always a positive.


What are some examples of real life situations to explain why a negative number times a negative number will give a negative number?

A negative number times a negative number gives you a POSITIVE number, not a negative number.


What is negative two times four?

negative eight :) if you times 4x2 you get eight right? So if you add a negative to ONE number you add a negative to the answer. If you were to have both numbers as a negative, your answer would be postitive :) Hope I helped you :)


Why is negative plus negative positive?

A negative plus a negative is a negative number. It is a larger negative number, that is, it is a smaller number - IOW, it is farther to the left on the number line.You probably meant to ask why is a negative number TIMES a negative number a positive number.Think of multiplying m times n as taking m steps, n times. For example, multiplying 3 times 4 means taking three steps - starting at zero and going to the right - four times. When you're done, you will have taken 12 steps to the right.If you multiply 3 times -4, it is like taking 3 steps backwards. Start at zero, take three steps backwards four times and you end up at -12.Multiplying -3 times 4 is like taking backwards steps four times. So take three backwards steps, four times, and you end up at -12.Multiplying -3 times -4 is like taking three backwards steps and going backwards four times. It's like a double reverse.My answer is a short version of a post on mathforum.org (http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/faq.negxneg.html). On that page, see the example titled "On the Road" for a good application of why this is true.


What does a positive times a positive times a negative equal?

A negative times a positive is a negative.