SOLUTION: please help my daughter. What is the difference between the following.. 5^3, -5^3, (-5)^3, and finally -(-5)^3. I have never been good with arithmatic, and cannot seem to figu

Question 156213: please help my daughter.
What is the difference between the following..
5^3, -5^3, (-5)^3, and finally -(-5)^3. I have never been good with arithmatic, and cannot seem to figure out what is positive, and negative, or how to come to any conclusions here. I know some answers will be +125, but which are negative and why?
Found 2 solutions by checkley77, Earlsdon:
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5^3
5*5*5=125
-5^3
-(5*5*5)=-125
(-5)^3
-5*-5*-5=-125
-(-5)^3
-(-5*-5*-5*)-(-125)=125
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember the rule!
When you multiply or divide two numbers that have the same sign, (+,+) or (-,-), the answer is positive.
When you multiply or divide two numbers that have opposite signs, (+,-) or (-,+), the answer is negative.
= Answer is + because (+)*(+)*(+)=(+)
= Answer is negative because (-)*(+)*(+)*(+) = (-)
= Answer is negative because (-)*(-)*(-) = (-)
= = Answer is positive because (-)*((-)*(-)*(-)) = (-)((-)) = (+)
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