Question

Would you expect the product of the following numbers to be positive or negative? Explain your reasoning. (25, -22, -33, 11)

a) Positive, because there are more negative numbers
b) Negative, because there are odd numbers
c) Positive, because there is an even number of negative numbers
d) Negative, because all the numbers are negative

Answer 1

The product of the numbers (25, -22, -33, 11) is negative because when we multiply positive and negative numbers together, the product is always negative.

Step-by-step explanation:

The product of the numbers (25, -22, -33, 11) is negative. This is because when we multiply positive and negative numbers together, the product is always negative. In this case, we have a mix of positive and negative numbers, so the product will be negative.