POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE NUMBERS - Clovis MULTIPLICATION DIVISION: Negative numbers times (or divided by) a positive number equals a negative number Positive number times (or divided by) a positive number equals a positive number (+) Positive Times Divided by (+) Positive = (+) Positive
Multiplying Negatives Makes A Positive - Math is Fun "+" is the positive sign, "−" is the negative sign When a number has no sign it usually means that it is positive Example: 5 is really +5 And we can put () around the numbers to avoid confusion Example: 3 × −2 can be written as (+3) × (−2)