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any negative number -n can be written as -1*n (minus 1 times that number). so, multiplying two negative numbers together:

-n * -m = -1*n * -1*m = -1*-1*n*m = n*m (which is always positive)


-6*-9 = -1*-1*6*9 = 6*9 = 54

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