Multiplying integers (Positive or negative)
Introduction
We just learnt that negative numbers do exist and they almost like whole numbers except they are negative. But what happens when we need to multiply such numbers ?
A very good online article at MathisFun explains this very well. Click below to go to the site
https://www.mathsisfun.com/multiplying-negatives.html
Then use the applet below to try multiplication of negative numbers and answer the questions below the applet
Use the applet above to explore and multiply integer numbers between -5 and 5.
Create 5 multiplication problems and record them with the answers you found above in the answer box below (eg. ( (-1) (-5) = 5, 3(-5)=-15)