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Why is a negative * a negative a positive

by How would you explain it?

Aug 28, 2012

Why is a negative * a negative a positive? A kid asked me today in class. How would you explain it?

I can explain (and draw a picture of) 2* -5 for example

-@ -@ -@ -@ -@ -@ -@ -@ -@ -@

How would you draw -3 * -4 ?

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ok On 8/28/12, How would you explain it? wrote: > Why is a negative * a negative a positive? > A kid asked me today in class. > How would you explain it? > > I can explain (and draw a picture of) 2* -5 for example > > -@ -@ -@ -@ -@ > -@ -@ -@ -@ -@

Here you are adding/putting down two rows of -5s

> How wo...See More

Aug 28, 2012

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moi Same as a double negative in English - I don't "not like you" means I do like you. He doesn't have no idea (though bad grammar) really means he does have an idea.

Aug 29, 2012

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Red Use a table, create a pattern:

A. B. A*B -3. 3. -9 -3. 2. -6 -3. 1. -3 -3. 0. 0 -3. -1. 3 -3. -2. -6

On 8/28/12, How would you explain it? wrote: > Why is a negative * a negative a positive? > A kid asked me today in class. > How would you explain it? > > I can explain (and draw a picture of) 2* -5 for example >...See More

Oct 2, 2012

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Red Use a table, create a pattern:

A. B. A*B -3. 3. -9 -3. 2. -6 -3. 1. -3 -3. 0. 0 -3. -1. 3 -3. -2. 6

On 8/28/12, How would you explain it? wrote: > Why is a negative * a negative a positive? > A kid asked me today in class. > How would you explain it? > > I can explain (and draw a picture of) 2* -5 for example >...See More

Oct 2, 2012

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algie2 On 8/28/12, How would you explain it? wrote: > Why is a negative * a negative a positive? > A kid asked me today in class. > How would you explain it? > > I can explain (and draw a picture of) 2* -5 for example > > -@ -@ -@ -@ -@ > -@ -@ -@ -@ -@ > > How would you draw -3 * -4 ?

Your takes ten cents of your we...See More

Oct 7, 2012

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