Mathematics ACT Aspire Practice Test

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What do you get when you multiply -2 by -6?

-12
12
6
-6

The correct answer is: 12

When you multiply two negative numbers, the product is always positive. In this case, multiplying -2 by -6 involves taking two negative values and multiplying them together. The multiplication process can be visualized as taking the absolute values of these numbers, which are 2 and 6, and then multiplying them as if they were both positive. Thus, 2 times 6 equals 12. Since multiplying two negative numbers results in a positive number, the final answer of multiplying -2 by -6 is 12. This concept is foundational in understanding the rules of signs in multiplication, which states that a negative times a negative yields a positive result.