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Contributor: Briana Pincherri. Lesson ID: 11217
Are plus signs and minus signs signals that hard multiplication times are upon you? There are simple rules to make that easy, so watch, take an online quiz, play Integer Warp and multiply your skills!
Well, this lesson will hopefully get you CHARGED UP for multiplying positives and negatives. By the end of it, you should be able to power up your mind to MASTER MULTIPLICATION!
Just as there are sign rules when adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers, there are also rules when multiplying.
They are pretty straightforward, and there are no "tricks" we do when multiplying.
The sign rules of multiplication are:
This Multiplying Negative Numbers video by Mathematics is Fun explains these rules and expands a little on multiplication of positive and negative numbers:
Now, it is your turn to try a few multiplication problems using these sign rules.
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