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Example Question #13 : How To Add / Subtract / Multiply / Divide Negative Numbers
If you have a negative number and multiply it by another, the final answer is positive. What sign did the other number have?
Possible Answers:
None of the others
Cannot determine
Does not matter
Negative
Positive
Correct answer:
Negative
Explanation:
The only way to get a positive product from multiplication is to multiply two positive numbers together or two negative numbers together.
If the first number was negative, the other number will also have to be negative.
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