Question

When multiplying or dividing by a negative numbers, you have to switch the inequality

symbol.
A. True
B. False

Answer 1

The given statement is false. When multiplying or dividing by a negative number, you do need to switch the inequality symbol, but only when you have an inequality equation, not when you have a multiplication or division equation. Option B

Step-by-step explanation:

When multiplying or dividing by a negative number, you do need to switch the inequality symbol, but only when you have an inequality equation, not when you have a multiplication or division equation. Let's look at two examples to understand this:

Example 1:

6 > -3

If we divide both sides of the inequality by -1, we get -6 < 3. The inequality symbol has been switched because we divided by a negative number.

Example 2:

6 x -3 = -18

In this multiplication equation, we do not need to switch the inequality symbol because we are not dealing with an inequality. We just multiply the numbers and get -18 as the answer.

So the correct answer is B. False. We only switch the inequality symbol when we are dealing with an inequality equation.