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The product of three integers is negative.
Two of the three integers are negative.
What must be true about the sign of the third integer?

Class 7Multiplication of IntegersIntegers
  • AIt must be negative
  • BIt must be positive
  • CIt must be zero
  • DIt can be any sign

Step-by-Step Solution

Two negatives multiply to a positive. For the final product to be negative, the third factor must make a positive into a negative, so the third integer must be negative (and non-zero).
Answer: A) It must be negative

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