Which of the following are reasonable answers for the product of two negatives and a positive?
A. 20
B. 10
C. Negative 20
D. Negative 10
AAAaannndd the bot gets it wrong yet again!
since negative * negative is positive, choose A or B.
For example, (-2)(-2)(5) = 20
I apologize for the mistake. You are correct. The correct answers are A. 20 or B. 10.
The product of two negatives and a positive can be determined by multiplying the two negatives together, then multiplying the result by the positive number. In this case, the reasonable answers would be:
C. Negative 20
D. Negative 10
To determine the product of two negatives and a positive, we need to multiply them together.
Step 1: Multiply the two negative numbers.
Let's call the two negative numbers -a and -b, where a and b are positive numbers.
The product of -a and -b is given by a positive number, ab.
Step 2: Multiply the positive number with the result obtained in step 1.
Let's multiply the positive number c with the result from step 1 (ab).
The product of c and ab is given by another positive number, cab.
So, the reasonable answer for the product of two negatives and a positive is a positive number.
Given the options:
A. 20
B. 10
C. Negative 20
D. Negative 10
Only options A (20) and B (10) are positive numbers and are therefore reasonable answers for the product of two negatives and a positive.