Question

What is the sign of the product?

(0.3)(–9.2)(–8.1)(4.2)(–0.8)









A.

positive








B.

negative

Answer 1

the simplest way is to count the number of NEGATIVE SIGNS in the problem before doing any multiplying If there are an ODD number of NEGATIVE TERMS the answer is NEGATIVE if an EVEN NUMBER the answer is POSITIVE In this problem there are 3 negative terms, so the answer is NEGATIVE after knowing the sign, just multiply the numbers without worrying about the sign, you already know it

Answer 2

`= (0.3)(-9.2)(-8.1)(4.2)(-0.8) \\ = (-2.76)(-8.1)(4.2)(-0.8) \\ = (22.356)(4.2)(-0.8) \\ = (93.8952)(-0.8) \\ = -75.11616`

So, yeah the product is Nagative.