Multiplying and Dividing Negative Numbers

When multiplying negatives, count the negatives of everything multiplying each other. If there are an even number of negatives, the answer is positive. If there are an odd number, the answer is negative.

Is this positive or negative? (-3)(8)

• positive

• negative

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2A

CCSS.7.NS.A.2B

Is (-4)(-9) positive or negative? Remember to count the negatives multiplying each other.

• Positive

• Negative

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2A

CCSS.7.NS.A.2B

Is (-3)(4)(-6) positive or negative?

• Positive

• Negative

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2A

CCSS.7.NS.A.2B

Division works the same way as multiplication. Is  $\frac{-5}{10}$  positive or negative? Remember to count the negatives! Odd number of negatives is negative, and even number of negatives is positive!

• positive

• negative

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2A

Division works the same way as multiplication. Is  $\frac{-5}{-6}$  positive or negative? 

• positive

• negative

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2B

Is  $\frac{-5\left(-3\right)\left(-5\right)}{-6\left(-2\right)}$  positive or negative? 

• positive

• negative

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2A

CCSS.7.NS.A.2B

Is  $\frac{-5\left(6\right)\left(-2\right)}{-3\left(-2\right)\left(-3\right)}$  positive or negative? 

• positive

• negative

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2A

CCSS.7.NS.A.2B

Is  $\frac{-2\left(-3\right)\left(-5\right)\left(-33\right)}{-3\left(-55\right)\left(-3\right)}$  positive or negative? 

• positive

• negative

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2A

CCSS.7.NS.A.2B

Is  $\frac{-29\left(-6\right)\left(-5\right)\left(-31\right)}{-3\left(-8\right)\left(-3\right)\left(-7\right)}$  positive or negative? 

• positive

• negative

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2A

CCSS.7.NS.A.2B

Is  $\frac{-1\left(-1\right)\left(-1\right)\left(-1\right)\left(1\right)}{-1\left(-1\right)\left(-1\right)\left(-1\right)}$  positive or negative? 

• positive

• negative

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2A