Name: ___________________________________

Class: _____

INTEGER PATTERNS
Look carefully at each column of problems. Then answer
the questions on the right side of the page.
Column A
42=8

Column B
-4 2 = -8

Column C
4 (-2) = -8

Column D
-4 (-2) = 8

1.

2.

31=3

-3 1 = -3

3 (-1) = -3

-3 (-1) = 3

5 8 = 40

-5 8 = -40

5 (-8) = -40

-5 (-8) = 40

8 3 = 24

-8 3 = -24

8 (-3) = -24

-8 (-3) = 24

6 6 = 36

-6 6 = -36

6 (-6) = -36

-6 (-6) = 36

4 7 = 28

-4 7 = -28

4 (-7) = -28

-4 (-7) = 28

84=2

-8 4 = -2

8 (-4) = -2

-8 (-4) = 2

33=1

-3 3 = -1

3 (-3) = -1

-3 (-3) = 1

40 8 = 5

-40 8 = -5

40 (-8) = -5

-40 (-8) = 5

24 3 = 8

-24 3 = -8

24 (-3) = -8

-24 (-3) = 8

36 6 = 6

-36 6 = -6

36 (-6) = -6

-36 (-6) = 6

28 7 = 4

-28 7 = -4

28 (-7) = -4

-28 (-7) = 4

In column A, what is the sign of the numbers being

multiplied or divided?
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In column A, what is the sign of the answer?
_______________

3.

In column D, what is the sign of the numbers being

multiplied or divided?
_______________

4.

In column D, what is the sign of the answer?

_______________

5.

In column B, what are the signs of the numbers being

multiplied or divided?
_____________ and _____________

6.

In column B, what is the sign of the answer?

7.

8.

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In column C, what are the signs of the numbers being
multiplied or divided?
_____________ and _____________
In column C, what is the sign of the answer?
_______________

9.

10.

What is the difference between columns A/D and B/C?

__________________________

Multiplying and Dividing Integers

To multiply or divide integers, follow these steps:
1.
2.
3.

Multiply or divide as NORMAL

How many negatives in the problem?
An odd number of negatives = negative
An even number of negatives = positive

Examples:
1.

-42 = ?

How many negatives?

Is this even or odd?
My answer will be:

_____
_____
_____

2.

-3(-2) = ?

How many negatives?

Is this even or odd?
My answer will be:

_____
_____
_____

3.

10(-3) = ?

How many negatives?

Is this even or odd?

_____
_____

_____

4.

(-1)(-2)(-3) = ?

How many negatives?

Is this even or odd?
My answer will be:

_____
_____
_____

5.

16 -4 = ?

How many negatives?

Is this even or odd?
My answer will be:

_____
_____
_____

6.

-25 -5 = ?

How many negatives?

Is this even or odd?
My answer will be:

_____
_____
_____

What rules can you deduce from this?

___________________________

My answer will be:

Helpful Hints to remembering your

signs!
Integer Triangle
When multiplying or dividing
2 numbers:
Cover the two signs on the
triangle that are in your
problem.
The sign remaining is the
sign that your answer will be.

Integer Tic-TacToe
When multiplying or dividing
2 numbers:
Cover the two signs on any
row, column, or diagonal..
The sign remaining is the
sign that your answer will be.