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HELP 15 POINT AND WILL MARK BRIANLYEST. Emma said that when you multiply three negative decimals, the product will be positive.

Use these numbers to answer the questions:
-2.5, -3.8, -2.7, 4.5

Part A: Is Emma's statement always true, sometimes true, or always false? Write two equations to support your answer. (10 points)






Part B: Write a rule for multiplying three negative decimals. (5 points)




Part C: Emma changed her statement to say that when you multiply two negative decimals and a positive decimal, the product will be positive. Is Emma's new statement always true, sometimes true, or always false? Write two equations to support your answer. (10 points)

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User Yordan Yanakiev
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Answer:

A)Her statement is not correct because a negative times a negative is a positive but if you times it by negative again then it will be negative again not positive

B)(–3) – (–5) = (–3) + 5 = 2

c)Yes she is correct

5 – (–3) = 5 + 3 = 8

(–3) – (–5) = (–3) + 5 = 2

Explanation:

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