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How is the product of 3 and -2 shown using integer tiles?

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Answer:

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Explanation:

Integer tiles are supposed to help visual some math concepts. Don't overthink these too much. A one unit is usually a little square. They may be positive or negative. You can use them to do addition, subtraction, multiplication, etc with positive and negative numbers.

You can think of 3 × -2 as

3 groups of -2 OR

3 rows of -2. See images.

How is the product of 3 and -2 shown using integer tiles?-example-1
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