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What is the sign of the product (−7) × ( −2) × ( −5) × (1)?

A) Positive, because the products (−7) × (−2) and (−5) × (1) are negative and the product of two negative numbers is positive.

B) Positive, because the products (−7) × (−2) and (−5) × (1) are positive and the product of two positive numbers is positive.

C) Negative, because the product (−7) × (−2) is positive and the product (−5) × (1) is negative and the product of a positive and a negative number is negative.

D) Negative, because the product (−7) × (−2) is negative and the product (−5) × (1) is negative and the product of two negative numbers is negative.

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Choice C is the best explanation.

Not sure what to add. Remember negative times negative, just like positive times positive, is positive. Negative times positive is negative.

User Amer Al Zibak
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Heya!!

★☆Answer☆★
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→Option (C) Will Be The Answer.

◆Reason:-

(-7) × (-2) × (-5) × (1)

= (14) × (-5)

= -70

The Product (−7) × (−2) Is Positive And The Product (−5) × (1) Is Negative And The Product Of A Positive And A Negative Number Is Negative.

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