Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 2 - Section 2.3 - Multiplication and Division of Signed Numbers - Exercises - Page 114: 27

Answer

-16

Work Step by Step

Multiply the absolute values. Since one factor is negative and the other is positive, the product is negative. $(-8)(+2)=-(|-8|\times |+2|)=-(8\times2)=-16$
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