Multiplying & Dividing Integers
20 questions · 60 seconds · integers −12 to 12
Free · no login · instant feedback on every answer
Make the sign rules automatic: multiplication and division with negative numbers, integers from −12 to 12. Every question is really two questions — the times-table fact, and the sign — and fluency means answering both without pausing.
The rules are mercifully short: same signs give a positive answer, different signs give a negative one. What takes practice is applying them at speed while the arithmetic runs underneath. This drill pairs each computed answer with instant feedback, so a sign slip is corrected the moment it happens instead of surviving into algebra, where it becomes the most common source of lost marks.
Tips That Make It Stick
- Signs first, numbers second. Decide the sign before touching the arithmetic: (−4) × (−11) — same signs, so positive. Then 4 × 11 = 44. Splitting the two decisions prevents most errors.
- Same signs positive, different signs negative. One rule covers both operations, because division is multiplication read backwards: if (−3) × 8 = −24, then (−24) ÷ 8 must be −3.
- Count the minus signs. An even number of negative factors gives a positive result; an odd number gives negative. This scales to longer expressions later in algebra.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does a negative times a negative make a positive?
Multiplying by −1 means "reverse direction" on the number line. Reversing twice lands you facing the way you started — so (−1) × (−1) = 1, and the same logic carries every double negative back to positive.
What grade learns integer multiplication and division?
The sign rules for all four operations with integers are a 7th grade standard, building on the integer addition and subtraction introduced in 6th grade.
Does this game include adding and subtracting negatives?
This preset drills × and ÷, where the sign rules live. For adding and subtracting integers, use the Negative Numbers practice page — or enable all four operations in game settings.
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