Multiplying and dividing negative numbers
The Maths Habit
What comes next?
3 × 4 = 122 × 4 = 81 × 4 = 40 × 4 = 0−1 × 4 = ?−2 × 4 = ? −4, then −8: down 4 each time
Are the signs the same or different?
−3 × −5
The same
Work out −5 × 7
are the signs the same or different?−+→−
the numbers5 × 7 =35
Answer−35
Work out −6 × −4
are the signs the same or different?−−→+
the numbers6 × 4 =24
Answer24
Work out −5 × 7
are the signs the same or different?−+→−
the numbers5 × 7 =35
Answer−35
Work out −42 ÷ −7
are the signs the same or different?−−→+
the numbers42 ÷ 7 =6
Answer6
Work out −5 × 7
are the signs the same or different?−+→−
the numbers5 × 7 =35
Answer−35
Work out 8 × −6
are the signs the same or different?+−→−
the numbers8 × 6 =48
Answer−48
Work out −5 × 7
are the signs the same or different?−+→−
the numbers5 × 7 =35
Answer−35
Work out −7 × −8
are the signs the same or different?−−→+
the numbers7 × 8 =56
Answer56
Work out −5 × 7
are the signs the same or different?−+→−
the numbers5 × 7 =35
Answer−35
Work out 54 ÷ −9
are the signs the same or different?+−→−
the numbers54 ÷ 9 =6
Answer−6
Two numbers multiply to make −24 and add to make 2. Find the numbers.
6 and −4Is −2 × −3 × −4 positive or negative? Work it out.
Negative: −24
