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What is the value of the expression -(-6)?
A.-6 b.-1/6 c.1/6 d.6

User AidanO
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Answer:

D: 6

Explanation:

The Main Rules Are:

1) A negative number times a negative number is a positive number.

2) A positive number times a positive number is a positive number.

3) A negative number times a positive number is a negative number.

This problem is read as negative 1 times negative 6. Any negative symbol in front of a parentheses would be read as negative 1. In other words, the problem reads -1(-6). Remember, a negative number times a negative number is a positive number. Multiplying negatives is no different than multiplying numbers greater than zero, you just change the sign of the answer. Lets read this as 1 times 6 which is 6. Therefore, -1 times -6 is 6.

Hope that helped, as well as explained the concept :)

User Novelette
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Answer:

d. 6

Explanation:

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