Question

What is the answer to this question–1 × –5?

Answer 1

5

Explanation:

Since the you are multiplying 2 minuses together they will cancel each other out to form a positive number. However if you have an example like this

-6 × 7

Then the answer will be -42 because there is only one negative

Answer 2

5

Explanation:

a minus times by another minus makes a positive, so it is basically 1 x 5