Solve -a·b: Calculate the Product When a=-3 and b=5

Question

ab= -a\cdot b=

Replace and calculate if a=3b=5 a=-3\text{, }b=5

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Step-by-Step Solution

First, we replace the data in the exercise

-(-3)*5 = 

To better understand the minus sign multiplied at the beginning, we will write it like this:

-1*-3*5 = 

Now we see that we have an exercise that is all multiplication,

We will solve according to the order of arithmetic operations, from left to right:

-1*-3 = 3

3*5 = 15

Answer

15 15