Question

How do you simplify `-2 times -3`?

Answer 1

`6`

Explanation:

`-2=-1\cdot2`
`-3=-1\cdot3`

`\therefore-2\times-3=2\cdot-1\cdot3\cdot-1` (two negative values multiplied gets you a positive product)

`-1\cdot-1=1`
now you have `2\times3\times1=6`