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The only way to get a negative product using three numbers is to multiply one negative number and two positives or three negatives. Only two reasonable choices | The only way to get a negative product using three numbers is to multiply one negative number and two positives or three negatives. Only two reasonable choices | ||
| − | exist: <math>(-8)\times(-6)\times(-4) | + | exist: <math>(-8)\times(-6)\times(-4) = (-8)\times(24) = -192</math> and <math>(-8)\times5\times7 = (-8)\times35 = -280</math>. |
| − | The latter is smaller, so < | + | The latter is smaller, so <math>\boxed{\text{(B)\ -280}}</math>. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{AMC8 box|year=2000|num-b=6|num-a=8}} | {{AMC8 box|year=2000|num-b=6|num-a=8}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:35, 4 July 2013
Problem
What is the minimum possible product of three different numbers of the set 
?
Solution
The only way to get a negative product using three numbers is to multiply one negative number and two positives or three negatives. Only two reasonable choices
exist: 
and 
.
The latter is smaller, so 
.
See Also
| 2000 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 6 |
Followed by Problem 8 | |
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