What is the sign of the product (3)(-3)(-2)(4)? (5 points) Select one: a. Positive, because the products (3)(-3) and (-2)(4) are negative, and the product of two negative numbers is positive b. Positive, because the products (3)(-3) and (-2)(4) are positive, and the product of two positive numbers is positive c. Negative, because the products (3)(-3) and (-2)(4) are negative, and the product of two negative numbers is negative d. Negative, because the products (3)(-3) and (-2)(4) are positive, and the product of two positive numbers is negative

 a. Positive, because the products (3)(-3) and (-2)(4) are negative, and the product of two negative numbers is positive

Step-by-step explanation:  It is also possible to rearrange the factors.

(3)(4) = 12  a positive number.

(-3)(-2) = 6, a positive number. Again "a negative times a negative is a positive"  --Jaime Escalante, Stand and Deliver

Now you have two positive numbers: 12×6 = 72

The product is positive either way.

simplifying

5(x + -6) = 2(x + 3)

reorder the terms:

5(-6 + x) = 2(x + 3)

(-6 * 5 + x * 5) = 2(x + 3)

(-30 + 5x) = 2(x + 3)

reorder the terms:

-30 + 5x = 2(3 + x)

-30 + 5x = (3 * 2 + x * 2)

-30 + 5x = (6 + 2x)

solving

-30 + 5x = 6 + 2x

solving for variable 'x'.

move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

add '-2x' to each side of the equation.

-30 + 5x + -2x = 6 + 2x + -2x

combine like terms: 5x + -2x = 3x

-30 + 3x = 6 + 2x + -2x

combine like terms: 2x + -2x = 0

-30 + 3x = 6 + 0

-30 + 3x = 6

add '30' to each side of the equation.

-30 + 30 + 3x = 6 + 30

combine like terms: -30 + 30 = 0

0 + 3x = 6 + 30

3x = 6 + 30

combine like terms: 6 + 30 = 36

3x = 36

divide each side by '3'.

x = 12

simplifying

x = 12

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