How do you find the product #-3*4#?
1 Answer
Explanation:
So
So here's a step by step:
But a negative times a positive is negative... so
Can you see the relationship?
Here's some more hints:
Negative x Negative = Positive
Negative x Positive = Negative
Positive x Negative = Negative
Positive x Positive = Positive
A short cut is to count how many negative signs are being multiplied - an even number gives a positive answer
- an odd number gives a negative answer
So as long as you know that and your times tables, then you can literally solve any multiplication problem, negative or positive.