Multiplying Integers

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What is the product of 3 and 7?

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21

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What is the product of 7 and -5?

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-35

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What is the product of -3 and 3?

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-9

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What is the product of -9 and 7?

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-63

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What is the product of 3 and -4?

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-12

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What is the rule for multiplying two positive integers?

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The product is always positive.

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What is the rule for multiplying a positive integer and a negative integer?

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The product is always negative.

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What is the rule for multiplying two negative integers?

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The product is always positive.

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How do you determine the sign of the product when multiplying integers?

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If the signs are the same, the product is positive; if the signs are different, the product is negative.

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What is the associative property of multiplication?

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The associative property states that the way in which numbers are grouped in multiplication does not change the product.