Determine whether the product will be positive, negative, zero, or whether there is not enough information to say.
-The product of two positive numbers and one negative number.
A) zero
B) positive
C) negative
D) not enough information

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When we multiply two positive numbers, the product is always positive. When we multiply a positive and a negative number, the product is always negative. Therefore, the overall product will be negative. When multiplying three numbers, the sign of the product is determined by the number of negative factors. In this case, there is one negative factor, so the product will be negative.

Determine Whether the Product Will Be Positive, Negative, Zero, or Whether