Integers - does an uneven amount of negatives in a multiplication question mean the answer will be positive or negative?

e. g - 1 x - 6 x 5 x - 7 x - 9 = 1890 or - 1890?

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Samara Brooks

13 October, 06:45

Integers - does an uneven amount of negatives in a multiplication question mean the answer will be positive or negative?

e. g - 1 x - 6 x 5 x - 7 x - 9 = 1890 or - 1890?

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Highbeam · Answer 1

It depends on how many negative numbers are in the equation. For example the answer to that problem is a positive 1890. Because a positive times a negative equals a negative but a negative times a negative equals a positive.

Integers - does an uneven amount of negatives in a multiplication question mean the answer will be positive or negative?e. g - 1 x - 6 x 5 x - 7 x - 9 = 1890 or - 1890?

Integers - does an uneven amount of negatives in a multiplication question mean the answer will be positive or negative?

e. g - 1 x - 6 x 5 x - 7 x - 9 = 1890 or - 1890?