Real Numbers: Activity 3 - Let's examine the Patterns!

2. (a) A positive number multiplied by another positive number gives a .positive......... answer
    (b) A negative number multiplied by another negative number gives a .....positive..... answer.

    (c)A positive number multiplied by a negative number gives a .......negative... answer.

    (d)A negative number multiplied by a positive number gives a .......negative... answer.

3.      (+) x (+) = Answer:   3X4=12

• (-) x (-) = Answer: -3(-4)=12
• (+) x (-) =Answer: 3(-2)=-6
• (-) x (+) = Answer: -4X2=-8

• (+) / (+) = Answer: 4/2=2
• (-) / (-) = Answer: -3/-3=1
• (+) / (-) =: Answer: 8/-2=-4
• (-) / (+) =Answer: -4/2=-2