You get a positive answer when multiplying two alike signs because since its an even number of positive signs, the number will be positive. For example, -2 x -4= 8 since there are an even amount of negative signs.
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That's because there are only two options to have "alike signs":* If you multiply two positive numbers, the answer is positive.
* If you multiply two negative numbers, the answer is also positive.
Think of it this way. If two friends are both positive it is positive. If two friends all always negative they act alike so it is positive. If there is a postive and a negative friends they are not alike so it is negative.
It depends on the signs.Positive*Positive=PositiveNegative*Negative=PositiveNegative*Positive=Negative
If the two signs are the same it is positive but if they are both different itis negative
When you multiply or divide two numbers . . . -- If they both have the same sign, then the result is positive. -- If their signs are different, then the result is negative.
You multiply or divide integers just as you do whole numbers, except you must keep track of the signs. To multiply or divide signed integers, always multiply or divide the absolute values and use these rules to determine the sign of the answer.When you multiply two integers with the same signs, the result is always positive. Just multiply the absolute values and make the answer positive.Positive x positive = positiveNegative x negative = positiveWhen you multiply two integers with different signs, the result is always negative. Just multiply the absolute values and make the answer negative.Positive x negative = negativeNegative x positive = negative.