Michelle My Bell Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Michelle's daughter here, with a quick math question. :) If it's true that: Positive Number x Positive Number = Positive Number Negative Number x Negative Number = Positive Number Positive Number x Negative Number = Negative Number Negative Number x Positive Number = Negative Number ...then why did my math curriculum say: -2 x -2 x -2 = -8 ?? It seems like the answer should be positive, since the 2's were all negative... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 neg x neg= pos -2x-2= 4 pos x neg =neg 4x-2= -8 basically if you count the number of negatives and end up with an odd amount, you will have a negative answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle My Bell Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 basically if you count the number of negatives and end up with an odd amount, you will have a negative answer. Ahh, I see. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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