Chapter 12, Problem 9CUR

To determine

To find: The sum, difference, product, or quotient.

Answer to Problem 9CUR

The product of $12\text{ and 5}$ is $-60$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information: $12(-5)$ .

Calculation:

Since, both $12\text{ and 5}$ are in the form of multiplication than the result should be the product of $12\text{ and 5}$ .

Let’s find the product,

  $\begin{array}{l}=12(-5)\\ =-(12\times 5)\\ =-60\end{array}$

The result of the product is a negative number because the multiplication of one positive number and one negative number is equal to a negative number.

Hence, The product of $12\text{ and 5}$ is $-60$ .