The product –2 • (–5) is shown on the number line. Use the drop-down menus to explain how the model on the number line could be used to find the answer. Number line from -10 to 10. Start at -10. Count up by 1. 2 black arrows are shown above the number line. First from -5 to 10 above which from -5 to 0 Starting at 0, move twice to the Choose... 5 spaces. 2 • –5= Choose... . Since –2 • (–5) is Choose... 2 • (–5), the number line shows the same distance to the Choose... of 0.