Question

What is the sign of the product (–5)(–3)(–8)(–6)? Positive, because the products (–5)(–3) and (–8)(–6) are negative, and the product of two negative numbers is positive Positive, because the products (–5)(–3) and (–8)(–6) are positive, and the product of two positive numbers is positive Negative, because the products (–5)(–3) and (–8)(–6) are negative, and the product of two negative numbers is negative Negative, because the products (–5)(–3) and (–8)(–6) are positive, and the product of two positive numbers is negative

Answer 1

Positive, because the products (–5)(–3) and (–8)(–6) are positive, and the product of two positive numbers is positive

Explanation:

There are an even number of negative factors, so the product is positive:

Positive, because the products (–5)(–3) and (–8)(–6) are positive, and the product of two positive numbers is positive