Question

The product of five negative integers

Answer 1

Answer:

The product of 5 negative integers will have a negative sign in front of this. There are two ways of a going about solving this:

1. Solve the equation. Let's say that -5 is multiplied by itself four other times. -5×-5=25. 25×-5=-125 -125×-5=625. 625×-5=-325. There is a negative sign in front of your answer, and you have your answer.
2. There is also the simpler way of going about this: the shortcut. If you multiply a negative by itself an even number of times, the answer will be positive. If you multiply a negative number an odd number of times, the answer will be negative. Five is an odd number, and therefore the answer is negative.

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