How do you evaluate $(-5)(6)(-8)(1)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-02T05:34:10

$color(blue)(=> 240$

$(-5) * (6) * (-8) * (1)$

$=> -5 * 6 * -8 * 1, color(red)("Removing braces"$

$=> -30 * -8 * 1, color(red)("Multiplication"$ #

$=> +240 * 1, color(red)("Multiplication"$

$color(blue)(=> 240$

How do you evaluate (-5)(6)(-8)(1)(-5)(6)(-8)(1)?