Question

The product of seven non-zero factors. of which only three are positive. is

Answer 1

Answer:

  a) positive

Step-by-step explanation:

If 3 of the 7 numbers are positive, the other 4 are negative. The product of an even number of negative factors is positive. The product of any number of positive factors is positive.

The product is positive.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is A

Step-by-step explanation:

This is one of those sneaky questions where you think there is no definite answer, but don't despair. There is an answer.

You have 7 numbers

3 of them are positive which means greater than 0. Let's pick them

3 4 5 = 60

That part's easy. Those 3 numbers give a plus result.

Now try the other 4 numbers

-3  - 2  - 1 - 4

Do you see what's going to happen. You have -3 * - 2 = 6

then you get - 1 * - 4 = 4

All of a sudden you get a positive result 6 * 4 = 24

60 * 24 = 1440

So the answer is any 3 plus numbers multiplied by 4 minus numbers gives a plus result.