Determine the Sign: Solving 2 × (-2) Multiplication Problem

Question

What will be the sign of the result of the next exercise?

$2\cdot(-2)=$

To solve the exercise you need to remember an important rule: Multiplying a positive number by a negative number results in a negative number.

$(−)×(+)=(−)$
Therefore, if we multiply negative 2 by 2 the result will be negative 4.

That is, the result is negative.

$+2\times-2=-4$

Negative