A financial clerk is reversing two separate $5 charges by calculating the product of -2 and -5. According to the sign rules for integer multiplication, which statement correctly describes the result?

An accounting clerk is reviewing various ledger adjustments. Match each transaction description with its correct numerical result based on the rules of integer multiplication.

A technician is monitoring a cooling system where the temperature drops 9 degrees every hour. To find the total change after 3 hours, the technician multiplies -9 by 3. According to the sign rules for multiplication, the sign of the resulting product will be ____.

Calculating Total Schedule Delay

An operations manager is training a new clerk to evaluate numerical adjustments like $-9 \cdot 3$ and $4(-8)$. Arrange the following steps in the correct order to calculate these products according to the sign rules for integer multiplication.

In a business ledger, if a manager evaluates a transaction involving a positive number of units and a negative price adjustment, such as $4(-8)$, the rules for integer multiplication dictate that the resulting product will be negative because the factors have different signs.

Quality Assurance: Multiplication Sign Protocol

Accounting Protocol: Sign Rules for Integer Multiplication

A project manager is calculating the total labor hours for a task that requires 7 workers to each work 6 hours. According to the sign rules for integer multiplication, what is the result of evaluating the product $7 \cdot 6$?

A warehouse manager is auditing 3 separate shipments that were each missing 9 items. In the inventory system, each missing quantity is recorded as -9. To find the total adjustment for these 3 shipments, the manager evaluates the product $-9 \cdot 3$. According to the sign rules for integer multiplication, what is the result?