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When you multiply a positve number by a negative number what is the sign of the answer?
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negative.
When you multiply, if there are an odd number of negative signs, the answer is negative. If there are an even number of negative signs, the answer is positive. Or another way to think of this is that two negative signs cancel each other out when multiplying.
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When you multiply a positive number by ba negative one what is the sign of the answer?
when you multiply a positive number by a negative number it is a negative. if u multiply a negative by a negative then it is positive
When you multiply a positive number by a negative number which is the sign of the answer?
its a negative
When you multiply a positive number by a negative one what is then sign of the answer?
Negative
What is a negative multiplied by a negative?
negative*negative=positive negative/positive=negative negative\negative=positve negative-positive=change the sign to a plus and then change the number after the sign and get your answer negative +positive=which ever numbr is bigger minus positive+positive=positive
Does an inequality sign change in an equation when both sides are multipled or divided by negative number?
The sign changes if you multiply/divide by a negative number. It stays the same if you add/subtract by a negative number.
When you multiply a positive number by ba negative one what is the sign of the answer?
when you multiply a positive number by a negative number it is a negative. if u multiply a negative by a negative then it is positive
When you multiply a positive number by a negative number which is the sign of the answer?
its a negative
How do you multiply a negative number by a negative number?
multiply the numbers together and the sign is positive , as a negative times a negative is a positive
When you multiply a positive number by a negative one what is then sign of the answer?
Negative
What is a negative multiplied by a negative?
negative*negative=positive negative/positive=negative negative\negative=positve negative-positive=change the sign to a plus and then change the number after the sign and get your answer negative +positive=which ever numbr is bigger minus positive+positive=positive
What does a positve times a negative equal?
A Negative. Here is a little table for the multiplication/divison of 'double' signs. = + =- = - = + NB If no sign is given in the front of a number, then read it as plus(+).
When you multiply a positive number by a negative one what is the sign of the answer?
a) always negative
If you multiply a negative number with 100 does it retain a negative sign?
Yes
When you multiply a positive number by a negative what is the sign?
It's negative .Positive*Negative = NegativeNegative*Negative = Positive
How do you multiply a negative number to a positive number?
A negative times a positive is always a negative. The rest is the same: just multiply as if they are both positive numbers and then add the negative sign at the end.
What is the sign of the product of 11 negative integers and 2 positive integers?
The 2 positive integers don't affect the sign. Every time you multiply by a negative number, the sign changes, so you have negative, positive, negative, positive... Since the number of negative numbers is odd, the end result is negative.The 2 positive integers don't affect the sign. Every time you multiply by a negative number, the sign changes, so you have negative, positive, negative, positive... Since the number of negative numbers is odd, the end result is negative.The 2 positive integers don't affect the sign. Every time you multiply by a negative number, the sign changes, so you have negative, positive, negative, positive... Since the number of negative numbers is odd, the end result is negative.The 2 positive integers don't affect the sign. Every time you multiply by a negative number, the sign changes, so you have negative, positive, negative, positive... Since the number of negative numbers is odd, the end result is negative.
When does the sign change in inequalities?
whenever you multiply or divide by a negative number
