if -5<x<8 and -10<y<4 what is the range of xy?

Question

i don't understand why u are supposed to multiply -5 and 4 together as well as 8 and -10 together

Answer 1

suppose you make two columns of numbers

one column for the x's from -5 to 8
another for the y's from -10 to 4

to get xy you would have to take a number from the first column and multiply by a number from the second column

since you labeled your post "integer-math" there is a definite number of such xy's

how many would there be?
which would be the first one?
which would be the last one?
What is the smallest product xy you could get?
what is the largest product xy you could get?

xy's:
(-5)(-10) =
(-5)(-9) =
(-5)(-8) =
.
.
(8)(3) =
(8)(4) =

write your answer in the form

?? < xy < ???

Answer 2

I hate you guys so much

what you should do is let us ask an integer question and you answer it... ha ha

Briyanna