We know that both of our numbers will need to be negative so that they multiply to get a positive number (the double negatives cancel) but add to get a negative one. Consider factor pairs of 40.
-40 × -1 = 40 (adds to -41) -20 × -2 = 40 (adds to -22) -10 × -4 = 40 (adds to -14) -5 × 8 = 40 (adds to -13)
-5 and -8 both multiply to 40 -5 x -8 = 40 and both add up to -13. -5 + -8 = -13. two negative numbers when added together the answer is still negative. ex: if i owe 2 dollars to someone and 2 to another i owe 4 in total
