the product of 12 and the diffrence between 9 and -8?

Question

how do i get this math problem i have to write it and solve it

Answer 1

product means multiply, difference means subtract

write it out like this:

12 x [9-(-8)] =

12 x (9+8) =

12 x 17 =

204

Answer 2

in general, when a math problem is written in words like this, you usually work backwards from the end of the sentence to the beginning to solve it. So to solve this particular problem, you would start with the difference between 9 and -8. This is like subtracting -8 from 9. Subtracting a negative number is the same thing as adding the positive of the same digit. So the difference between 9 and -8 is the same as 9+8, which is 17. Then, you have to multiply (product is a word for multiplication) the difference (17) by 12. 17 times 12 is 204. So the answer to this math problem is 204.

To write the problem, you use parentheses to show which things you're going to do first. You're finding the difference between 9 and -8 first, so you put parentheses around that part of the problem, then multiply the entire set of parentheses by 12. It looks like this:

(9 - -8) x 12

This can be simplified, as I explained above, to:
(9+8) x 12
(17) x 12
204

Answer 3

Ignore boondock he has the wrong answer. Start by finding the difference between 9 and -8
9 - (-8) = remember that a double negative is a positive so rewrite it like this:
9 + 8 = ? Take that answer and multiply it by 12 because the product is the answer you get when you multiply.

Answer 4

12 because 9+-8=1 1x12=12

Answer 5

12*[9-(-8)]

Answer 6

12 x [9 - (-8)] =
12 x -72 = -864
At least that's my take on the problem as you stated it.