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The sign of the
product of -21 and 451 is

User Wasmachien
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The product of any positive and negative numbers are always negative.
Note:
+ • + = +
+ • - = -
- • - = +
User Alexey Morozov
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The sign of the product of -21 and 451 is going to be negative. That is because of the rule when you are multiplying a positive number times a negative number. A positive number times a negative number will always be negative. Here are some helpful rules to know:

positive * positive = positive

negative * positive = negative

negative * negative = positive (the negatives cancel each other out)

Since this question has numbers that fit the second case, the answer will be negative.

User Manoj Rammoorthy
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