Question

A positive number is multiplied with a negative number and then divided by a negative number. The final result would be:

Answer 1

One
Zero
Positive
Negative

Answer 2

those are the chooses

Answer 3

pick a test case: positive number +2, negative number: -3, another negative number: -1

if you multiply the first 2 and divide by the last what do you get ?

Answer 4

postive?

Answer 5

what did you get for +2 * -3 ?

Answer 6

-6

Answer 7

and -6/-1 is ?

Answer 8

6?

Answer 9

yes. And it is positive

you could keep testing different numbers... but the top will always be a negative
(because positive times negative is negative)

when you divide the negative by a negative you always get a positive.

remember: when multiplying or dividing, a PAIR of negatives become a positive.