Practice multiplying and dividing positive and negative integers using sign rules, patterns, and real-world situations.
Read each problem carefully. Show your work in the space provided. Pay close attention to whether the answer should be positive or negative.
Using sign rules to find products and quotients
Math - Grade 6-8
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Find the product: -7 × 6.
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Find the quotient: -56 ÷ -8.
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Find the product: 9 × -4.
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Find the quotient: 72 ÷ -9.
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A submarine descends 12 meters each minute for 5 minutes. Write and solve an integer multiplication expression to show the total change in depth.
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Complete the pattern: 4 × 3 = 12, 4 × 2 = 8, 4 × 1 = 4, 4 × 0 = 0, 4 × -1 = __, 4 × -2 = __.
- 7
Find the value of -6 × -11.
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Find the value of -81 ÷ 9.
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A student says -5 × -3 = -15. Explain the mistake and give the correct answer.
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The temperature drops by 4 degrees each hour for 7 hours. What is the total temperature change?
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Fill in the missing integer: __ × -8 = 48.
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Fill in the missing integer: -96 ÷ __ = 12.
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Evaluate the expression: (-3)(4)(-2).
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A bank account changes by -15 dollars each day for 6 days. What is the total change in the account balance?
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Use the sign rule chart to decide the sign of each answer, then compute: -10 × 12 and -144 ÷ -12.