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Multiplying Integers — Quiz

Question 3 • Grade 7 Mathematics

At 4 p.m., the temperature started to change drastically. Each hour, for three hours, the temperature decreased by 7 times degree F Which expression best shows another way to write the product for the temperature change?

Answer
A
7 plus 7 plus 7
B
7 plus 7 plus 7 plus 7
C
negative 7 plus negative 7 plus negative 7 plus negative 7
D
negative 1 times open paren 7 plus 7 plus 7 close paren

Explanation

The temperature decreased by 7°F each hour for 3 hours, so the total change is (−7) + (−7) + (−7), or −21°F. Choice D, −1 × (7 + 7 + 7), also equals −21. Choice C incorrectly includes four hourly decreases instead of three.

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