Property of -0.5 x (-2) =1?

Question

and explain

Answer 1

I'm not sure what you mean by "property". All you did was multiply two negative numbers together.

the profoundly complex 'multiplication property' perhaps?

Lynda: I think that's a multiplication sign, not the variable x. I think she's asking what math property is being demonstrated by this statement. I think...

Answer 2

-0.5x times -2 = 1

multiply -0.5 and -2 or half of -2 would equal positive 1.

so you have 1x=1

divide the coefficient on both sides.

now x equals 1/1 and divide that, you get x=1.

Now you can check it by substituting 1 into the x and see if your answer do equal positive one.