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A negative can be thought of as being the opposite of something. The opposite of a negative is positive so the negative of a negative is positive.

Example:

(-2)(-3)

= (-1)(2)(-1)(3)

= (-1)(-1)(2)(3)

= (-1)2(6)

= (1)(6)

= 6

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