Determine the sign of the product of 17/32×(−1/10) .(1 point) Responses positive positive negative negative both positive and negative both positive and negative The product has no sign.

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To determine the sign of the product \( \frac{17}{32} \times \left(-\frac{1}{10}\right) \), we can analyze the signs of the numbers involved in the multiplication.

  1. \( \frac{17}{32} \) is a positive number.
  2. \( -\frac{1}{10} \) is a negative number.

When you multiply a positive number by a negative number, the result is always negative.

Therefore, the sign of the product \( \frac{17}{32} \times \left(-\frac{1}{10}\right) \) is negative.