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why does a negative number * a negative equal a positive number?

(-5)*(-7)=35

31st Jul 2016, 10:47 PM
Joe
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because it's basic mathematics
31st Jul 2016, 11:17 PM
Alexander Bice
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The operation of multiplication by a negative changes the sign of the first number from "negative" to "positive"
31st Jul 2016, 11:53 PM
Martin Eisenstein
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this is algebra rules
1st Oct 2016, 4:05 PM
Jose Ayala
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