Re: Why is -1 * -1 = 1 ?

On Feb 8, 7:42 am, oprah.cho...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

Why does multiplying two negative numbers create a postive number? Is
it just a law of arithmetic ? I am struggling to find an intuitive
explanation.

I liked Arturo's response.

Does this also help?

http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/51925.html
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