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The product of two numbers is negative. Which statement is true? Select TWO answers. A. The quotient of the two numbers is positive. B. The quotient of the two numbers is negative. C. No conclusion can be drawn about the quotient. D. The signs of both numbers are negative. E. The sign of one number is positive and the sign of the other is negative.

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Answer:B and EStep-by-step explanation:Let "a" and "b" be 2 numbers. The product of a and b is negative. According to the law of signs for multiplication, if the product a × b is negative is because a and b have different signs, that is, one is positive and the other is negative.Which statement is true? A. The quotient of the two numbers is positive . NO.B. The quotient of the two numbers is negative. YES. According to the law of signs for division, the quotient of 2 numbers of different sign is negative.C. No conclusion can be drawn about the quotient.  NO.D. The signs of both numbers are negative.  NO.E. The sign of one number is positive and the sign of the other is negative. YES.