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4. Multiply Integers
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Exercise 32 Page 239

Substitute -6 for a and -4 for b in the expression. 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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To evaluate the given expression for a = -6 and b = -4, first, we should substitute these values into the expression.
-2a+b
-2( -6)+( -4)
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 negative, so the product will be positive.
-2(-6)+(-4)
2* 6+(-4)
12+(-4)
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