Arithmetic Grade Six

Lesson Fifty-eight: Multiplying Signed Numbers


Remember the rules for multiplying signed numbers and you will always be able to keep the signs straight:

	positive x positive = positive
	positive x negative = negative
	negative x positive = negative
	negative x negative = positive

Here are a few more examples:

	-3 x 10 = -30			-3 x -10 = 30

	3 x -10 = -30			 3 x 10  = 30

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