Question

To multiply a negative number with a positve number, in which direction do we make hops on the number line?

• A. left
• B. right
• C. cannot be determined

Answer 1

The correct option is A left

To multiply a negative number with a positve number we make hops to the left(in the negative direction), as a negative integer multiplied with a positive integer always results in a negative integer.

Example: Multiply $-2\times 3$

Here, we start at 0 and make 2 hops of 3 to the left (in the negative direction as 2 is a negative integer),
$\therefore -2\times 3=-6$