Multiplication Rules

Question 0

True or False

If the numbers have different signs, then the answer is always negative

Answer 0

True

6 x -5= -30. Or 2 x -12= -24

Question 1

True or false: If the numbers being multiplied have the same sign, the answer is always positive

Answer 1

True

5 x 6= 30 or -5 x-6= 30

Question 2

True or false

When you’re multiplying an odd number of negative numbers, the answer will be negative

Answer 2

True

-3 x -5 x -1= -15

Question 3

True or false

When you’re multiplying an even number of negative numbers, the product is positive because all the negative numbers are paired up

Answer 3

True

-1 x -4 x -6 x -2 = 48

Question 4

How do you spot a multiplication problem in a word problem?

Answer 4

Look for the word “of”