Multiply. $- 3.1 \cdot 2.7$
A) 83.7
B) 8.37
C) -8.37
D) -14.27
E) -83.7

Name: Multiply. $- 3.1 \cdot 2.7$ A) 83.7 B) 8.37 C) -8.37 D) -14.27 E) -83.7
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To multiply two numbers, you multiply their absolute values and then apply the sign rule (a negative times a positive is a negative). Multiplying 3.1 by 2.7 gives 8.37, and since one number is negative and the other is positive, the result is -8.37.

Multiply −3.1⋅2.7- 3.1 \cdot 2.7−3.1⋅2.7 A) 837 B) 8

Multiply $- 3.1 \cdot 2.7$ A) 837
B) 8