QUESTION

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A finite set has 6 numbers. The product of such numbers is -1200. Are there more negative numbers than positive ones? :?

 

[soroban]

Hello, alejandra9kg!

A finite set has 6 numbers. The product of such numbers is -1200.
Are there more negative numbers than positive ones?

The answer is: No, not necessarily.

For a negative product, there must be an odd number of negative factors.
\(\displaystyle \;\;\)So there can be one, three, or five negative factors.