Question

A product involves 11 positive factors and 9 negative factors. Which of the following statements is true?

We can't know the final result because we don't know the size of the numbers involved.
The final result will be negative because we have an odd number of negative factors being multiplied together.
The final result will be positive because there are more positive factors than negative factors.
The final result will be positive because the entire product has an even number of factors in it.

Answer 1

The final result will be positive because there are more positive factors than negative factors.

Step-by-step explanation:

The final result will be positive because there are more positive factors than negative factors.

When multiplying positive and negative numbers, the negative numbers cancel each other out. Since there are more positive factors, the final result will be positive.

For example, if we have a product of factors such as (-2) * (-3) * 4, the negative factors (-2) and (-3) will cancel each other out and leave us with the positive factor 4.

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