Which of the following are reasonable answers for the product of two negatives and one positive
20
10
-20
-10
To find the product of two negatives and one positive number, we need to multiply the three numbers together.
The product of two negatives and one positive can have two possible outcomes:
- If we multiply two negative numbers and one positive number, the result will be negative.
- If we multiply one negative number and one positive number, the result will be positive.
Looking at the given options:
- 20 is not a valid answer since it is positive.
- 10 is not a valid answer since it is positive.
- -20 is a valid answer since it is negative.
- -10 is not a valid answer since it is positive.
Therefore, the reasonable answer for the product of two negatives and one positive is -20.
-20
-10