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If the two numbers you are multiplying are both negatives, the answer will be a positive,
(two negatives make a positive).
If you multiply a negative and a positive the result willbe a negative,
(different symbols will result in negative.
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So, if I can squeeze in here for a second and actually answer the question . . .
To multiply a negative number by another negative number, throw away both
negative signs, and proceed just as if both numbers were positive.
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When you multiply a positive numder by a negative one what is the sign of the answer?
Positive times negative equals negative.
Why can a negative number have a cube root?
Because if you multiply a negative number three times, the product will be negative.
How do you multiply negative four and negative six?
A negative multiplied by a negative always makes a positive number- so negative four times negative six is simply four times six, which equals twenty-four!
Why does a negative number multiplied by a postive number equal a negative number?
That is part of the basic rules of Math: A: Multiply a Negative and a Negative will result in a Postive. B. Multiply a Negative and a Postive will result in a Negative. BTW, unlike English grammar, rules of Math are true at all times.
What two negative numbers multiply to 120?
How about: -2 times -60 = 120 as an example
