It might be clearer if you think of it this way: Multiplication is repeated addition.
2 x 3 is the same as 3 + 3. They both equal 6.
2 x -3 is the same as -3 + -3. They both equal -6.
In the first case, you are increasing the amount of positive things. The answer will be positive.
In the second case, you are increasing the amount of negative things. The answer will be negative.
-10 x -5 = +50A negative times a negative will always equal a positive number.A negative times a positive will always equal a negative number.A positive times a positive will always equal a positive number.- x - = +- x + = -+ x + = +
A negative times a positive is always a negative.
-49 A negative times a positive is always a negative.
The square of a number is always two numbers multiplied together. A positive times a positive is always positive, and a negative times a negative is always positive.
-25A negative times a positive will always be a negative.
No. A positive times a negative is always negative. A negative times a negative is always a positive.
-12A negative times a positive is always a negative.A negative times a negative is always positive.
A positive number times a positive number will always get you a positive number A negative number times a negative number will always get you a positive number (same signs will get you a positive number) but A positive number times a negative number will always get you a negative number or A negative number times a positive number will always get you a negative number (different signs will get you a negative number)
-10 x -5 = +50A negative times a negative will always equal a positive number.A negative times a positive will always equal a negative number.A positive times a positive will always equal a positive number.- x - = +- x + = -+ x + = +
A negative times a positive is always a negative.
positive times negative equals negative. positive times positive equals positive. negative times negative equals positive
-49 A negative times a positive is always a negative.
The square of a number is always two numbers multiplied together. A positive times a positive is always positive, and a negative times a negative is always positive.
Negative times negative is always a positive.
It is a negative. Always remember this: -A positive times a positive equals a negative -A negative times a negative equals a positive -A negative times a positive equals a negative *This works ONLY for addition and multiplication I hope this info helped you! :)
Positive (Plus) times Negative (Minus) always equals a negative (minus).
-25A negative times a positive will always be a negative.