Glencoe Math: Course 2, Volume 1
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4. Multiply Integers
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Exercise 1 Page 237

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 one number is positive and one number is negative, so the product will be negative.

8(- 12)
-8*12
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We can verify this using a calculator.

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