Multiplying and Dividing Negative Numbers
Practice worksheet for multiplying and dividing integers, focusing on negative numbers.
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Multiplying and Dividing Negative Numbers
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Read each question carefully and solve. Remember the rules for multiplying and dividing negative numbers.
1. What is the product of -5 and 7?
12
-12
-35
35
2. Calculate -24 ÷ -6.
-4
4
-18
18
3. When multiplying two negative numbers, the product is always .
4. The quotient of a negative number and a positive number is always .
5. Explain in your own words the rule for multiplying a negative number by a positive number. Provide an example.
6. A submarine descends at a rate of 3 meters per second. If it descends for 10 seconds, what is its change in depth? Show your calculation.
7. The product of three negative numbers is positive.
True
False
8. Dividing a positive number by a negative number results in a positive quotient.
True
False
9. Use the number line to illustrate -2 × 3.
10. Match the expression with its correct answer.
A. -8 × -2
I. -9
B. 45 ÷ -5
II. 16
C. -100 ÷ 10
III. -10
D. -3 × 4
IV. -12