SOLUTION: How do you multiply and divide positive and negative numbers?

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Question 101856: How do you multiply and divide positive and negative numbers?
Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
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positive*positive = positive
negative*negative=positive
positive*negative=negative
ex:
2*2=4
(-2)*(-2)=4
2*(-2)=-4
so;
signs the same the answer is positive
signs are different the answer is negative
Same rules for division
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