Question

If y stands for the date 12 B.C.,what will -4y stand for?

Answer 1

express B.C. as a point on a number line with year 0 as 0

Answer 2

i really don't get any of these

Answer 3

What would BC be on a number line? Left of zero or right of zero?

Answer 4

left of zero

Answer 5

So it is negative...

Answer 6

but I think there is no negative date

Answer 7

a negative times a negative is a positive. either way we just said that our negative date is BC :)

Answer 8

so the y is negative?..oh now I get it

Answer 9

yes the y is negative because BC would be a "negative" (left of zero) date

Answer 10

so it would be A.D. then?

Answer 11

Yes, 48AD