Question

TRUE OR FALSE: The product of 3 negative integers are always going to be positive.

Answer 1

'The product of 3 negative integers are always going to be positive' is a FALSE statement.

Explanation:

First: We need to review some basic thins about multiplying integers.

When multiplying integers, there is a simple trick: Multiply as if there were no signs there, and then re-look at the signs. If there is an even number of negative signs, the answer will be positive. If there is an odd number of negative signs, the answer will be negative.

So, if there are 3 negative signs, there is an odd number of negative signs. And as the noteworthy trick says: If there is an odd number of negative signs, the answer will be negative.

So, the answer will be negative, not positive. That is why the statement: The product of 3 negative integers are always going to be positive. is FALSE.

Topic: Multiplication, Integers