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3.4 Multiply and Divide Integers

Sign rules for products and quotients, powers of a negative base, and simplifying expressions that mix signed multiplication with other operations.

Prealgebra 2e, 3.4 Multiply and Divide Integers

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3.4 Exercise 1

Before you get started, take this readiness quiz.

Translate the quotient of 2020 and 1313 into an algebraic expression.
If you missed this problem, review the reference.

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3.4 Exercise 2

Add: −5+(−5)+(−5).−5 + \left(−5\right) + \left(−5\right) .
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3.4 Exercise 3

Evaluaten+4whenn=−7.\text{Evaluate} n + 4 \text{when} n = −7 .
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3.4 Exercise 4

Multiply each of the following:

  1. ⓐ −9·3 −9 \cdot 3
  2. ⓑ −2(−5)−2 \left(−5\right)
  3. ⓒ 4(−8)4 \left(−8\right)
  4. ⓓ 7·67 \cdot 6

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3.4 Exercise 5

Multiply:

  1. ⓐ −6·8−6 \cdot 8
  2. ⓑ −4(−7)−4 \left(−7\right)
  3. ⓒ 9(−7)9 \left(−7\right)
  4. ⓓ 5·125 \cdot 12

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3.4 Exercise 6

Multiply:

  1. ⓐ −8·7−8 \cdot 7
  2. ⓑ −6(−9)−6 \left(−9\right)
  3. ⓒ 7(−4)7 \left(−4\right)
  4. ⓓ 3·133 \cdot 13

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3.4 Exercise 7

Multiply each of the following:

  1. ⓐ −1·7−1 \cdot 7
  2. ⓑ −1(−11)−1 \left(−11\right)

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3.4 Exercise 8

Multiply.

  1. ⓐ −1·9−1 \cdot 9
  2. ⓑ −1·(−17)−1 \cdot \left(−17\right)

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3.4 Exercise 9

Multiply.

  1. ⓐ −1·8−1 \cdot 8
  2. ⓑ −1·(−16)−1 \cdot \left(−16\right)

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3.4 Exercise 10

Divide each of the following:

  1. ⓐ −27÷3 −27 \div 3
  2. ⓑ −100÷(−4)−100 \div \left(−4\right)

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3.4 Exercise 11

Divide:

  1. ⓐ −42÷6−42 \div 6
  2. ⓑ −117÷(−3)−117 \div \left(−3\right)

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3.4 Exercise 12

Divide:

  1. ⓐ −63÷7−63 \div 7
  2. ⓑ −115÷(−5)−115 \div \left(−5\right)

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3.4 Exercise 13

Divide each of the following:

  1. ⓐ 16÷(−1)16 \div \left(−1\right)
  2. ⓑ −20÷(−1)−20 \div \left(−1\right)

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3.4 Exercise 14

Divide:

  1. ⓐ 6÷(−1) 6 \div \left(−1\right)
  2. ⓑ −36÷(−1)−36 \div \left(−1\right)

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3.4 Exercise 15

Divide:

  1. ⓐ 28÷(−1) 28 \div \left(−1\right)
  2. ⓑ −52÷(−1)−52 \div \left(−1\right)

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3.4 Exercise 16

Simplify:7(−2)+4(−7)−6.\text{Simplify}: 7 \left(−2\right) + 4 \left(−7\right) - 6 .

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3.4 Exercise 17

Simplify:

8(−3)+5(−7)−48 \left(−3\right) + 5 \left(−7\right) −4

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3.4 Exercise 18

Simplify:

9(−3)+7(−8)−19 \left(−3\right) + 7 \left(−8\right) - 1

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3.4 Exercise 19

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ (−2)4 \left(−2\right)^{4}
  2. ⓑ −24−2^{4}

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3.4 Exercise 20

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ (−3)4 \left(−3\right)^{4}
  2. ⓑ −34−3^{4}

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3.4 Exercise 21

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ (−7)2 \left(−7\right)^{2}
  2. ⓑ −72- 7^{2}

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3.4 Exercise 22

Simplify:12−3(9−12).\text{Simplify}: 12 - 3 \left(9 - 12\right) .

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3.4 Exercise 23

Simplify:

17−4(8−11)17 - 4 \left(8 - 11\right)

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3.4 Exercise 24

Simplify:

16−6(7−13)16 - 6 \left(7 - 13\right)

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3.4 Exercise 25

Simplify: 8(−9)÷(−2)3.8 \left(−9\right) \div \left(−2\right)^{3} .

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3.4 Exercise 26

Simplify:

12(−9)÷(−3)312 \left(−9\right) \div \left(−3\right)^{3}

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3.4 Exercise 27

Simplify:

18(−4)÷(−2)318 \left(−4\right) \div \left(−2\right)^{3}

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3.4 Exercise 28

Simplify:−30÷2+(−3)(−7).\text{Simplify}: −30 \div 2 + \left(−3\right) \left(−7\right) .

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3.4 Exercise 29

Simplify:

−27÷3+(−5)(−6)−27 \div 3 + \left(−5\right) \left(−6\right)

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3.4 Exercise 30

Simplify:

−32÷4+(−2)(−7)−32 \div 4 + \left(−2\right) \left(−7\right)

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3.4 Exercise 32

Evaluate:

3x2−2x+6whenx=−33 x^{2} - 2 x + 6 \text{when} x = −3

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3.4 Exercise 33

Evaluate:

4x2−x−5whenx=−24 x^{2} - x - 5 \text{when} x = −2

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3.4 Exercise 35

Evaluate:

7x+6y−12whenx=−2andy=37 x + 6 y - 12 \text{when} x = −2 \text{and} y = 3

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3.4 Exercise 36

Evaluate:

8x−6y+13whenx=−3andy=−58 x - 6 y + 13 \text{when} x = −3 \text{and} y = −5

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3.4 Exercise 37

Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible: the product of −2−2 and 14.14 .

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3.4 Exercise 38

Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible:

the product of −5 and 12\text{the product of }−\text{5 and 12}

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3.4 Exercise 39

Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible:

the product of 8 and −13\text{the product of 8 and }−\text{13}

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3.4 Exercise 40

Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible: the quotient of −56−56 and −7.−7 .

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3.4 Exercise 41

Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible:

the quotient of −63 and −9\text{the quotient of }−\text{63 and }−\text{9}

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3.4 Exercise 42

Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible:

the quotient of −72 and −9\text{the quotient of }−\text{72 and }−\text{9}

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3.4 Exercise 43

Multiply each pair of integers.

−4·8−4 \cdot 8

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3.4 Exercise 45

Multiply each pair of integers.

−5(7)−5 \left(7\right)

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3.4 Exercise 47

Multiply each pair of integers.

−18(−2)−18 \left(−2\right)

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3.4 Exercise 49

Multiply each pair of integers.

9(−7)9 \left(−7\right)

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3.4 Exercise 51

Multiply each pair of integers.

−1·6−1 \cdot 6

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3.4 Exercise 53

Multiply each pair of integers.

−1(−14)−1 \left(−14\right)

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3.4 Exercise 55

Divide.

−24÷6−24 \div 6

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3.4 Exercise 57

Divide.

56÷(−7)56 \div \left(−7\right)

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3.4 Exercise 59

Divide.

−52÷(−4)−52 \div \left(−4\right)

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3.4 Exercise 61

Divide.

−180÷15−180 \div 15

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3.4 Exercise 63

Divide.

49÷(−1)49 \div \left(−1\right)

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3.4 Exercise 65

Simplify each expression.

5(−6)+7(−2)−35 \left(−6\right) + 7 \left(−2\right) −3

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3.4 Exercise 67

Simplify each expression.

−8(−2)−3(−9)−8 \left(−2\right) −3 \left(−9\right)

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3.4 Exercise 69

Simplify each expression.

(−5)3\left(−5\right)^{3}

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3.4 Exercise 71

Simplify each expression.

(−2)6\left(−2\right)^{6}

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3.4 Exercise 73

Simplify each expression.

−42- 4^{2}

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3.4 Exercise 75

Simplify each expression.

−3(−5)(6)−3 \left(−5\right) \left(6\right)

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3.4 Exercise 77

Simplify each expression.

−4·2·11−4 \cdot 2 \cdot 11

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3.4 Exercise 79

Simplify each expression.

(8−11)(9−12)\left(8 - 11\right) \left(9 - 12\right)

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3.4 Exercise 81

Simplify each expression.

26−3(2−7)26 - 3 \left(2 - 7\right)

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3.4 Exercise 83

Simplify each expression.

−10(−4)÷(−8)−10 \left(−4\right) \div \left(−8\right)

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3.4 Exercise 85

Simplify each expression.

65÷(−5)+(−28)÷(−7)65 \div \left(−5\right) + \left(−28\right) \div \left(−7\right)

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3.4 Exercise 87

Simplify each expression.

9−2[3−8(−2)]9 - 2 \left[3 - 8 \left(−2\right)\right]

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3.4 Exercise 89

Simplify each expression.

(−3)2−24÷(8−2)\left(−3\right)^{2} −24 \div \left(8 - 2\right)

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3.4 Exercise 91

Evaluate each expression.

−2x+17when−2 x + 17 \text{when}

  1. ⓐ x=8x = 8
  2. ⓑ x=−8x = −8

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3.4 Exercise 93

Evaluate each expression.

10−3mwhen 10 - 3 m \text{when}

  1. ⓐ m=5 m = 5
  2. ⓑ m=−5 m = −5

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3.4 Exercise 95

Evaluate each expression.

p2−5p+5whenp=−1p^{2} - 5 p + 5 \text{when} p = −1

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3.4 Exercise 97

Evaluate each expression.

2w2−3w+72 w^{2} - 3 w + 7 when w=−2w = −2

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3.4 Exercise 99

Evaluate each expression.

6x−5y+156 x - 5 y + 15 when x=3x = 3 and y=−1y = −1

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3.4 Exercise 101

Evaluate each expression.

9a−2b−89 a - 2 b - 8 when a=−6a = −6 and b=−3b = −3

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3.4 Exercise 103

Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible.

The product of −3−3 and 15

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3.4 Exercise 105

Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible.

The quotient of −60−60 and −20−20

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3.4 Exercise 107

Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible.

The quotient of −6−6 and the sum of aa and bb

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3.4 Exercise 109

Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible.

The product of −10−10 and the difference of pandqp \text{and} q

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3.4 Exercise 111

Stock market Javier owns 300300 shares of stock in one company. On Tuesday, the stock price dropped $12\$\text{12} per share. What was the total effect on Javier’s portfolio?

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3.4 Exercise 113

In your own words, state the rules for multiplying two integers.

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3.4 Exercise 115

Why is −24≠(−2)4?−2^{4} \neq \left(−2\right)^{4} ?

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