Find the exact value of the following. Do NOT use labels in your answer and do NOT round your answer.

Find -xy, for x = -75.9 and y = 2.6
-xy = can any body help on this one

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Find the exact value of the following. Do NOT use labels in your answer and do NOT round your answer.

Find -xy, for x = -75.9 and y = 2.6
-xy = can any body help on this one

kropot72 · Answer

$$\large -xy=-(-75.9\times2.6)$$

anonymous · Answer

so its -197.34 ??

kropot72 · Answer

Not really. You have correctly multiplied the terms inside the brackets. However your result needs to be multiplied by negative 1.

kropot72 · Answer

$$\large -xy=-(-75.9\times2.6)=-1\times-75.9\times2.6$$

anonymous · Answer

i just done that and got the same answer

kropot72 · Answer

What is the result of this calculation:
$$\large -197.34\times-1=$$

anonymous · Answer

im using a calculator and i up in that right there and the answer was the same

kropot72 · Answer

I am also using a calculator. However your calculator needs to have a key that can make a number negative in sign.
A negative number multiplied by a negative number gives a positive number.

kropot72 · Answer

For example:
$$\large -2\times-5=10$$

kropot72 · Answer

@decoda107king Do you follow? The answer to the question that you posted needs to be positive. Remove the negative sign.

anonymous · Answer

yea i got it lol when u gave the example i cought on but thank u alot

anonymous · Answer

@kropot72