Module 1: Patterns, Change, and Expression

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