Solve: Finding the Missing Sign in (4)·(?)=-12

Question

Fill in the corresponding sign for the following question

$(4)\cdot(?3)=-12$

00:00 Complete the appropriate sign

00:04 The solution is negative, so we want a sign that results in a negative outcome

00:11 Positive times negative always equals negative

00:15 Therefore the appropriate sign is negative

00:18 And this is the solution to the question

Let's consider what we would need to multiply by a positive in order to obtain a negative number.

Let's remember the rule:

$(+x)\times(-x)=-x$

Therefore, the answer will be:

$-3$

$(-)$