Calculate the Product: -16 × 1 Integer Multiplication

Question

Complete the following exercise:
(16)(1)= (-16)\cdot(1)=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:06 Negative times positive is always negative
00:12 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's remember the rule:

(+x)×(x)=x (+x)\times(-x)=-x

Therefore, the sign of the exercise result will be negative:

16×+1=16 -16\times+1=-16

Answer

16 -16