SOLUTION: What is the smallest product one could obtain by multiplying two numbers in the set {-5, -3, -1, 3, 4}?
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Question 127215: What is the smallest product one could obtain by multiplying two numbers in the set {-5, -3, -1, 3, 4}?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If "smallest" means furthest to the left on a number line,
the smallest product is 4*-5 = -20
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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