Question

How do you multiply a negative number and a positive number?

Answer 1

You multiply the two numbers. If it's a positive and a negative number, the answer will be negative. If it's two positives, the answer is positive. If it's two negatives, the answer is positive. I hope this helps! ;)

Answer 2

Hello there!

When you multiply a negative number by a positive number, you will always end with a negative number. However, when you multiply them, you multiply them as you would with two positive numbers, but you'd switch it's value to negative.

For example;

-7 * 5

This is the same as multiplying 7 * 5, but you'd flip the value to negative.

-7 * 5 = -35
7 * 5 = 35

I hope you see the difference, and that my explanation was satisfactory enough and provided sufficient information for you to understand!