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Which multiplication equation is false? There is only 1 answer.

Each equation is typed exactly how it is shown to me.

A: (-a) x (-1) = (-a)
B: (-
C: (-a) x b = b x (-
D: x 0 = 0
E: (- a) x 1 = (-

Please explain why one is false.

User Gazzini
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A)
A negative times a negative should be positive.
-1*(-a) should be a, not -a
User Luddet
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