Multiplying Negative Integers

Designed for 6th and 7th graders, the Multiplying Negative Integers worksheet teaches the essential sign rules for multiplication with positive and negative numbers.

How to Solve Integers (Negatives)

The sign rule for multiplication is simple: positive times positive equals positive, negative times negative equals positive, and a positive times a negative (or vice versa) equals negative. Multiply the absolute values to get the magnitude, then apply the sign rule. Two negatives make a positive is the key concept.

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