Question

Simplify and determine the coefficient of (-x)(3y)(-2x).

Answer 1

Multiply the number parts together.
What do you get?

Answer 2

Um... -3yx-2x

Answer 3

\((-x)(3y)(-2x) = \color{red}{-1}x \times \color{red}{3}y \times \color{red}{-2}x\)

The number parts are just numbers. They are in red above.
Can you multiply together just the number parts?

Answer 4

-6

Answer 5

Be careful.
There are 2 negative numbers there.
negative times negative = positive