Grade 8 · Number · Interactive practice
Integer Products Practice
Practise multiplication and division with positive and negative integers. Work through all three problems and use the feedback to improve your strategy.
All 3 questions
Evaluate (−8)(−7).
Choose an answer, then check your thinking.
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Evaluate (−8)(−7).
Answer: 56
The magnitudes multiply to 56, and two negative factors produce a positive product.
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Evaluate 72 ÷ (−9).
Answer: −8
72 ÷ 9 = 8, and a positive divided by a negative is negative.
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A balance changes by −$12 each week for 5 weeks. What is the total change?
Answer: −$60
Five repeated changes of −$12 give 5 × (−12) = −$60.