Question 5 of 25intermediate🔧 ApplyNumerical4 marks

Using the token interpretation, find the values of: (a) 3 × (−2) (b) (−5) × (−2) (c) (−4) × (−1) (d) (−7) × 3

(a)
Answer

−6

(b)
Answer

10

(c)
Answer

4

(d)
Answer

−21

Explanation

(a) Place 2 negatives into the bag 3 times. Result: 6 negatives = −6. (b) Remove 2 negatives from the bag 5 times. Need to add zero pairs first. Result: 10 positives = 10. (c) Remove 1 negative from the bag 4 times. Result: 4 positives = 4. (d) Remove 3 positives from the bag 7 times. Result: 21 negatives = −21.

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