That is changing. New research from the National Academy of Sciences suggests that's no longer the case: scientists can now determine with some confidence the degree climate change influenced some extreme weather events.
The factors are the numbers that are being multiplied together. The product is the result or answer of multiplying the multiplicand by the multiplier. A multiplication problem may be written horizontally such as 2 x 7 = 14. In this example 2 and 7 are the factors and 14 is the product of the multiplication. A multiplication problem may be written vertically. 2 x 7 14.
It takes two steps to solve an equation or inequality that has more than one operation: Simplify using the inverse of addition or subtraction. Simplify further by using the inverse of multiplication or division. Remember, when you multiply or divide an inequality by a negative number, you must reverse the inequality symbol. Click on each equation to see how it is solved.