Question

If you take the opposite of the product of 8 and -2, will the answer be less than -5, between -5 and 5, between 5 and 10, or greater than 10?

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Answer:

(d) greater than 10

Explanation:

The product of 8 and -2 is (8)(-2) = -16.

The opposite of that is -(-16) = 16. It is greater than 10.