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When you multiply a positive number by a negative one what is the answer?
its always negative
When you multiply a positive numder by a negative one what is the sign of the answer?
Positive times negative equals negative.
Is multiply a greater number or part?
It depends. If you start with a positive number, then multiply by a positive greater than one and the answer is greater; multiply by 1 and the answer is the same; multiply by a number between 0 and 1 and the answer is smaller; multiply by 0 and the answer is 0; multiply by a number less than 0 and the answer is negative.
Why does two minuses equal a plus?
A negative number is the opposite of a positive number. If a positive number measures the money you have, then a negative number measures the money you owe. If you multiply two negative numbers together, you are getting the opposite of an opposite. One negative negates the other, leaving you with a positive.
Is the product of 21 negative numbers and 23 positive numbers a positive number or a negative number?
Well, honey, buckle up because we're diving into some math! When you multiply an odd number of negative numbers, the product is negative. Since 21 is an odd number, the product of 21 negative numbers will be negative. And since 23 is an odd number as well, the product of 23 positive numbers will also be positive. So, when you multiply them together, you get a negative number. Math, ain't it a peach?
