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Do the expressions (-2)(3) and (2)(-3) have the same value? Show your thinking .

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Abracadabra I think this is it
Do the expressions (-2)(3) and (2)(-3) have the same value? Show your thinking .-example-1
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Both expressions have the same value no matter if the number is changed.
(-x)(y) = -xy
(x)(-y) = -xy

Until this happens:
(-x)(-y) = xy
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