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(-3/8) times 1 times (-9/10) times -8/3

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Explanation:

-3/8 × 1 × -9/10 × -8/3

we know

- × - = +

+ × - = -

therefore, since we have 3 negative factors we get a negative result.

we can ignore the completely neutral multiplication by 1.

-3/8 × -9/10 × -8/3 = -(3×9×8)/(8×10×3) = -9/10

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