Question
Using the token interpretation, find the values of:
(-5) × (-2)
(-5) × (-2)
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Answer
For (-5) × (-2), we need to remove 2 negatives from the box 5 times.
Since there are no red tokens in the bag, we need to place 2 zero pairs and remove 2 negatives, and we need to do this 5 times.
Taking 2 red tokens from the zero pairs 5 times.
∴ (-5) × (-2) = 10
Since there are no red tokens in the bag, we need to place 2 zero pairs and remove 2 negatives, and we need to do this 5 times.
Taking 2 red tokens from the zero pairs 5 times.
∴ (-5) × (-2) = 10
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