1. Do you get a positive or a negative answer when you multiply the following. Write P or N.
(a) 17 and – 3 (h) -4 and 14 (o) -3 by -7 (v) -8 × -4 × 11
(b) -17 and -3 (i) -7 and -30 (p) 6 by -4 (w) -3 × 8 × -1
(c) 23 and -5 (j) -4 and 36 (q) -3 by -3 by 4 (x) -6 × 5 × 13
(d) - 23 and – 5 (k) -10 and -3 (r) 5 by -6 by -4 (y) 9 × -6 × -2
(e) - 12 and 4 (l) 81 and 5 (s) 7 by -9 by 3 (z) -8 × -5× 7
(f) -6 and – 200 (m) -8 and 3 (t) -1 by -1 by -1 (aa) 3 × -20
(g) 8 and 345 (n) -5 and 2 (u) 2 by -5 by -4 (ab) -8 × -6
2) Evaluate the following number sentences.
(a) -2 × 7 (d) 8 × -9 (g) -7 × -9 (j) -7 × -7
(b) -2 × -7 (e) -4 × -5 (h) 9 × -4 (k) -2 × 6
(c) 2 × -7 (f) -3 × 8 (i) -10 × 3 (l) -12 × -4
3. Evaluate the following.
a) 2 × −5 b) −6 × 3 c) −7 × 9 d) 6 × −5
e) −2 × −3 f)−4 × −5 g) −5 × −5 h) 0 × −7
4. Simplify the following.
a) 2 × −3 × 4 b) (−3)2 × 2 c) 32 × −2 d) (−2)3
e) −4 × −3 × 3 f) −4 × (−1)3 g) −8 × 9 × −2 h) (−2)4
5. Fill in the missing numbers.
a) −6 × −3 = ------- b) 6 × ------- = −18 c) --------- × 3 = −18
d) −8 × ----- = −8 e) −8 × -------- = 8 f) −8 × -------- = 0
g) −1 × ------- = 1 h) (− -------)2 = 9 i) −2 × 32 = --------
6. a) 1 × (−1) b) 4 × −2 c) 6 × (−2) d) 5 × −5
e) −8 × 1 f) −3 × 4 g) −11 × 4 h) −2 × 8
i) (−2) × (−5) j) −3 × −3 k) −2 × −4 l) (−1) × (−1)
m) −8 × 0 n) 0 × −7 o) −12 × 0 p) 0 × −9
q) −3 × 7 r) 3 × −2 s) −2 × −6 t) −4 × 3
u) 4 × −5 v) −1 × −7 w) −8 × 2 x) −7 × −2
7. a) 7 × −5 b) 4 × −7 c) −3 × 9 d) 9 × −5
e) −4 × −4 f )−8 × −4 g) −7 × −6 h) −8 × 6
i) (−6) × (−4) j) 9 × −9 k) 5 × −8 l) 4 × −9
m) −8 × 7 n) 7 × (−7) o) −7 × −4 p) (−8) × 9
q) −6 × −6 r) 9 × −8 s) −9 × −7 t) −4 × 6
u) 11 × 11 v) −9 × −6 w) −8 × 8 x) −7 × −9
8. a (−1)2 b (−2)2 c (−3)2 d (−4)2
e (−5)2 f (−6)2 g (−7)2 h (−8)2
i (−9)2 j (−10)2 k (−11)2 l (−12)2
9. a −4 × 80 b −5 × −30 c −9 × 10 d −80 × 3
e 6 × −0·3 f 8 × (−0·5) g −0·2 × 0·2 h −0·3 × −0·6
i 0·7 × −0·1 j −0·11 × 0·7 k 0·06 × −8 l −0·7 × −0·8
10. a −3 × −3 × −3 b −2 × −2 × −2 c −5 × −5 × −5
d −5 × −2 × 5 e −1 × −3 × 6 f −4 × −8 × 2
g −19 × 3 × 5 h 4 × −2 × 5 i 3 × 4 × −3
j 2 × 6 × −1 k 6 × −3 × −1 l −3 × −8 × −1