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OpenStudy (mrhirohito):

Which product is negative? A. –3 • (–4) • (–9) • 0 B. –2 • (–4) • 8 • (–1) C. 6 • (–2) • (–3) • 1 D. –7 • (–3) • (–5) • (–8)

OpenStudy (mrhirohito):

o.o alot of people....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so what do you know about multiplying 2 - numbers?

OpenStudy (mrhirohito):

e.e yea..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2 negative numbers together like what is -2*-2

OpenStudy (mrhirohito):

D.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

right so what does that tell u^ the answer to the problem -2*-2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what does it equal?

OpenStudy (airjordan200):

yes find an number like -2*-2

OpenStudy (airjordan200):

do you know how yo multiply negatives

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

If any number in the multiplication is zero, the product is zero. If there is no zero, then if there is an odd number of negative numbers, the result is negative. Otherwise, the product is positive.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok lets start with the last one d since u mentioned it how many negatives are in d?

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

A. –3 • (–4) • (–9) • 0 <---- there is a zero B. –2 • (–4) • 8 • (–1) <---- odd number of negatives C. 6 • (–2) • (–3) • 1 <----- even number of negatives D. –7 • (–3) • (–5) • (–8) <---- even number of negatives

OpenStudy (anonymous):

dont given him the awnser he has to figure it out

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

I didn't give the answer. The answer has to be whether the product is negative or not.

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