Numbers - Negatives - Multiplication and Division

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Did you know that two negatives make a positive? In Math, multiplying and dividing negative numbers is like normal multiplication and division. All you need to remember is that two like signs (both + or -) give a positive result, whereas two unlike signs (one + and the other -) give a negative result.

What is (-88 ÷ 11) ÷ -2?

-16

What is -7 x 8?

-78

-56

Which negative number do you need to times by itself to equal 81?

-3

-5

-7

-9

What is -84 / -3?

-28

252

What is -20 / 4?

-16

-12

-6

-5

Most calculators have a '+/-' button which gives a negative number

What is -43 / 5?

-8.6

-4.3

-2

One negative and one positive number equals a negative result

What is -2 x -5 x 17?

-170

170

350

It gets a little more complicated when there are more than two numbers involved!

What is (-100 ÷ -10) ÷ -5?

-2

What is -4 x -4 x -4

-64

-12

Note that although the first two negative signs become positive (-4 x -4 = 16), when multiplied by the third negative sign the result will be negative

10.

What is -21 x -6?

-216

-126

126

216

BOTH numbers are negative, therefore the result will be positive

Author: Frank Evans