Multiplying and Dividing Integers

Multiplying and Dividing Integers

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What rule did you come up with?

Helpful ways to REMEMBER THE RULES:

SOCKS RULE: If your SOCKS(Signs) Match ITS A GOOD THING (POSITIVE)

If your SOCKS(Signs) DON'T Match ITS A BAD THING (NEGATIVE)

Multiple Choice

You Try: A NEGATIVE times a POSITIVE is...

• Positive

• Negative

Multiple Choice

You try: A POSITIVE divided by a NEGATIVE is...

• Positive

• Negative

Multiple Choice

You try: A NEGATIVE times a NEGATIVE is...

• Positive

• Negative

Multiple Choice

Solve: (-3)(-6)

• -18

• 18

• -9

• 9

Multiple Choice

Solve: (-4)(5)

• -9

• 20

• -20

• 9

Multiple Choice

Solve: -32/-8

• -3

• -4

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

Solve: -16/4

• -12

• 12

• -4

• 4

Helpful Tips for Multiplying More than two numbers:

If you are multiplying by an EVEN number of Negatives you will get a POSITIVE Product.

If you are multiplying by an ODD number of Negatives you will get a NEGATIVE Product.

Multiple Choice

Would the solution to

(-1)(-1)(-1) be positive or negative?

Hint: How many negative numbers are you multiplying? Is it an even or odd number??

• Positive

• Negative

Multiple Choice

Find the solution for the problem shown below:

(-5)(2)(-3)

Hint: How many negative numbers are you multiplying? Is it an even or odd number??

• -30

• 30