Question

In class, Matthew stated, "I think that a negative is like an opposite. That is why multiplying a negative times a negative equals a positive. The opposite of negative is positive, so it is just like multiplying the opposite of a negative twice, which is two positives." Do you agree or disagree with his reasoning? What what you say in response to him?

Answer 1

Two negatives being multiplied DOES equal a positive
In my response to is that is a correct term to answer.