Solve -(-5)³: Evaluating the Negative of a Negative Cube

To solve $-(-5)^3$, we proceed as follows:

• Step 1: Calculate $(-5)^3$. Since the exponent is 3, which is odd, the result will be negative. Specifically:
  $(-5)^3 = (-5) \times (-5) \times (-5)$.
• Step 2: Compute the multiplication:
  $(-5) \times (-5) = 25$ (as multiplying two negatives gives a positive).
  $25 \times (-5) = -125$ (as multiplying positive by negative gives a negative).
• Step 3: Now apply the outer negative to this result:
  $-(-125) = 125$.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $125$.