Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 7
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1. Multiplying Integers
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Exercise 17 Page 53

When multiplying real numbers, the product will be positive if the signs are the same and it will be negative if the signs are different.

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When multiplying real numbers, the product will be positive if the signs are the same and it will be negative if the signs are different. cc Same Sign & Different Signs (+)(+)=(+) & (+)(-)=(-) (-)(-)=(+) & (-)(+)=(-)In our case both numbers are positive, so the product will be positive.
3* 9
27
We can verify this using a calculator.