Question

Multiply.

(−23)(54)

Enter your answer as a fraction, in simplified form, in the box.

Answer 1

Your answer is -5/6

Explanation:

`\left \ {{-2 x 5 =-10} \atop {3x4=12}} \right.`

So then we have
`(-10)/(12)`

Simplifying that, we get
`(-5)/(6)`

And that's your answer. Good luck on your test!

Answer 2

Answer:
`-(1242)/(1)`

Explanation:

By definition, negative numbers, positive numbers and zero are Integers.

It is important to remember the multiplication of signs:

`(-)(-)=+\\(+)(+)=+\\(-)(+)=-`

You can observe that you must multiply two integers, one of them is negative and the other one is positive. The product will be an integer. Then:

`(-23)(54)=-1242`

Since any Integer can be written as a fraction, you can rewrite the product by writing
`-1242` as the numerator and
`1` as the denominator.

Then, this is:

`=-(1242)/(1)`