In class, matthew stated, "i think that a negative is like an opposite. that is why multiplying a negative times a negative equals a positive. the opposite of negative is positive, so it is just like multiplying the opposite of a negative twice, which is two positives." do you agree or disagree with his reasoning? what what you say in response to him?

Sam makes his sales calls according to a pattern. he travels either north or south depending on the calendar. some of his past trips were as follows: on february 17, april 24, june 10, september 19, and november 3 he drove north. on february 28, may 25, august 22, november 20, and december 18, he drove south. describe sams' pattern. in which direction will sam drive on oct4 and oct 24?

Write the following as a base and exponent

Write the fraction 9/50 as a decimal if needed round to the nearest hundredth