In multiplication, if one term is negative and one term is positive, the result will always be ______.

Question

In multiplication, if one term is negative and one term is positive, the result will always be ______.

A. equal to zero
B. negative
C. inverted
D. positive

my answer is A

Answer 1

B. negative

The product of one positive and one negative term is negative.
You could try it now, get a calculator and do any positive number times a negative number. Your result will always come out negative.

Answer 2

If a term is multiplied by zero, the resulting product will always be ______.

Answer 3

Which acronym describes the order of arithmetic operations?

Answer 4

Actually, the correct answer is D. positive. When multiplying a positive number by a negative number, or vice versa, the result will always be negative. This rule is known as the multiply with different signs rule.