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Multiply: -6 x 1 II don't get it!!!

User Figaro
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Answer:

-6

Explanation:

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User Aliep
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The multiplication we need to make is:


-6*1

To answer this question we need to use the following rules for multiplications with signs:


\begin{gathered} (+)*(+)=+ \\ (-)*(-)=+ \\ (+)*(-)=- \\ (-)*(+)=- \end{gathered}

We can see that in our expression we have the last case: a negative number multiplied by a positive number. In this case, the negative number is -6 and the positive number is 1.

So, we know from the rule that the result will be negative.

And finally, we multiply just the numbers: 6 by 1 is 6.

In summary, the result is:


-6*1=-6

Answer: -6

User John Rutherford
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