-10(-11)
Would this be -110 ? I know a negative times a negative should be a positive but does this change when the second number is inside the ( )
if it is a negative times a negative then the answer would be a 110 because the negatives cancel each other out
That rule doesn't change when the second number is inside the parentheses.
-10(-11) = 110
To solve the expression -10(-11), you should first distribute the -10 to the (-11) inside the parentheses. When multiplying a negative number by a negative number, the result is indeed positive.
So, -10 * (-11) would be:
= -10 * -11
= 110
Therefore, the answer is 110, not -110. The negative symbol only applies to the -10, while the multiplication of two negative numbers results in a positive value.