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Multiply: -3(-5)(-4)

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You have the following expression:

-3(-5)(-4)

In order to multiply the previous expression you first take into account the multiplication of signs. In this case you have - x - x -, that is, minus multiplied by minus multiplied by minus, the result for the sign of this multiplication is minus.

Next, you take into account the multiplication of numbers, 3 x 5 x 4 = 60

The answer is the previous obtained number with the obtained sign, that is:

-3(-5)(-4) = - 60

step by sptep:

-3(-5)(-4) = -3(20) = - 60

First of all, you multiply -5 by -4, the result of this is 20 (minus multiplied by minus is positive). Next, you multiply -3 by 20. In this case you have the multiplication of a negative number by a positive, so, the solution is a negaive number (minus mulitplied by positive is equal to minus). The result of -3 by 20 is -60.

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