16 * -4 = -64
First, 16*4 = 64.
Second, a positive times a negative equals a negative.
Other justification:
16 x -4 means you add -4 to itself 16 times:
-4 + -4 + -4 + -4 + ... for a total of 16 times gives you -64.
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