Question

True or False?:

A negative times a negative is always positive

4 • -6 is positive because the larger number is negative

Answer 1

Truth cause when you you multiply a negative times a negative it will always be positive

Answer 2

The first statement is true, because the two negative signs cancel each other out. However, the second is false because any time you multiply a positive number by a negative number the product is always negative. Therefore 4x-6=-24