1/2 base x height is area of a rectangle

Multiplying an even number of negative numbers gives an answer that is choose from:

Sam makes his sales calls according to a pattern. he travels either north or south depending on the calendar. some of his past trips were as follows: on february 17, april 24, june 10, september 19, and november 3 he drove north. on february 28, may 25, august 22, november 20, and december 18, he drove south. describe sams' pattern. in which direction will sam drive on oct4 and oct 24?

Starting at home, emily traveled uphill to the hardware store for 606060 minutes at just 666 mph. she then traveled back home along the same path downhill at a speed of 121212 mph. what is her average speed for the entire trip from home to the hardware store and back?