cause with negitives, once they are multiplied it cancles out.
We say the multiplication is a short hand of a repeated addition. For example 3(5) means the number five shows up three times in the addition such as 5 + 5 + 5.
So to turn (-2) + (-2) + (-2) + (-2) into a multiplication we count the times that -2 takes place in the addition, and we write 4(-2).
If we have -4(-2), it means that we are looking for the opposite (or the negative) of 4(-2), because the first number in a multiplication is just a counting number which is always positive. Therefore, -4(-2) = -[4(-2)] = -(-8) = 8.
Thus, we can say multiplying two negative numbers yields a positive number.
Multiplying a positive and negative number will give a negative result. The result is a negative number.
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When multiplying or dividing . . .If the signs of both numbers are the same, the result is positive.If the signs of both numbers are different, the result is negative.
The product of two numbers is the two numbers multiplied together. When multiplying a positive number and a negative number, the answer is always negative. For example: 7*-3= -21
The result of multiplying a positive number by a negative number is a negative number.
multiplying and dividing a negative number will "flip" the sign of the other number. So multiplying two negative numbers will produce a positive number. Multiplying one positive and one negative number will produce a negative. And of course two positive numbers yield a positive.
Positive A simple rule to remember this is when multiplying two numbers with the same sign, the result is ALWAYS positive. When multiplying two numbers with different signs, the results is ALWAYS negative.
Multiplying a positive and negative number will give a negative result. The result is a negative number.
A negative number squared equals a positive number. When multiplying, odd numbers of negatives result in a negative answer, and even numbers of negatives result in a positive answer.
The rules for dividing negative numbers is the same as multiplying them. A negative number multiplied/divided by a negative number is positive and a negative number multiplied/divided by a positive number is negative.
Multiplying something by a negative number makes it change signs. A positive number multiplied by a negative is negative therefore a negative * a negative is positive.
The same as a positive one. If you are multiplying a positive number by a negative, the answer will be negative. If you are multiplying a negative number by a negative, the answer will be positive.
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If you are multiplying negative numbers, an odd number of factors will have a negative product. An even number of factors will have a positive product.
Positive x Positive =Positive Positive x Negative= Negative Negative x Positive= Negative Negative x Negative =Positive
When multiplying or dividing . . .If the signs of both numbers are the same, the result is positive.If the signs of both numbers are different, the result is negative.
In math, a product is the result of multiplying. Multiplication is distributive over positive and negative numbers, which means, when a negative number is multiplied by a positive number, it always yields a negative result.