SOLUTION: help me solve this equation -4(3)+(-4)(6)

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Question 10999: help me solve this equation -4(3)+(-4)(6)
Answer by roxy9229(32) About Me  (Show Source):
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rules of multiplication
+ times a - = a negative
- times a + = a positive
+ times a + = a positive
- times a - = a negative
rules of addition
same sign:add
opposite sign:subtract
take sign of larger #.
ex:
-4+3=-1


-4(3)+ (-4)(6)
-4(3)=-12
-12+(-4)(6)
-16(6)
-96