Consider the problem. −38×−123 Determine the sign of the product. (1 point) Responses Positive - If the signs of the factors are the same, the product is positive. Positive - If the signs of the factors are the same, the product is positive. Negative - If the signs of the factors are negative, the product is negative.

Question

GPT-4o mini · Answer

To determine the sign of the product of -38 and -123, we need to look at the signs of the factors:

The first factor, -38, is negative.
The second factor, -123, is also negative.

According to the rules of multiplication:

If the signs of the factors are the same (both positive or both negative), the product is positive.
If the signs of the factors are different (one positive and one negative), the product is negative.

Since both factors are negative in this case (-38 and -123), their signs are the same. Therefore, the product will be positive.

So, the correct response is:

Positive - If the signs of the factors are the same, the product is positive.