Answer the following questions and then write a
short paragraph relating your answers to the rules for multiplying real numbers. Assume
the future is positive and the past is negative.
a. The value of a share of stock in a company drops $2 per week
for each of the next six weeks. What multiplication statement represents this situation?
b. The value of a share of stock in another company has dropped $3
per week for each of the past six weeks. Write a multiplication statement that describes
how much greater the value was 6 weeks ago
