Question

What is the sign of the product (3)(-3)(-2)(4)? (5 points) Select one: a. Positive, because the products (3)(-3) and (-2)(4) are negative, and the product of two negative numbers is positive b. Positive, because the products (3)(-3) and (-2)(4) are positive, and the product of two positive numbers is positive c. Negative, because the products (3)(-3) and (-2)(4) are negative, and the product of two negative numbers is negative d. Negative, because the products (3)(-3) and (-2)(4) are positive, and the product of two positive numbers is negative

Answer 1

Answer: a. Positive, because the products (3)(-3) and (-2)(4) are negative, and the product of two negative numbers is positive

Step-by-step explanation: It is also possible to rearrange the factors.

(3)(4) = 12 a positive number.

(-3)(-2) = 6, a positive number. Again "a negative times a negative is a positive" --Jaime Escalante, Stand and Deliver

Now you have two positive numbers: 12×6 = 72

The product is positive either way.