How do you evaluate $(-8)(3)(-9$ )?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-15T18:45:23

216

When multiplying a negative number by a positive number the product is also negative.

For example: $-10*8=-80$ .

When multiplying a negative number by a negative number the product is positive.

For example: $-10*-8=80$ .

Now we can evaluate:
$(-8)(3)(-9)$
$=-8*3*-9$
$=-24*-9$

Since it is two negative numbers the product is positive.

$=216$

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