Calculate -6 × 3 ÷ -9

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Question: work out −6 × 3 ÷ (−9).

−6 × 3 ÷ (−9)

Times and divide: we go from left to right.

same kind: left → right

− × + = −

Minus times plus is minus.

6 times 3 is 18.

So we get −18.

= −18 ÷ (−9)

− ÷ − = +

Minus divided by minus is plus.

18 divided by 9 is 2.

So we get 2.

= 2

So the answer is 2.

Answer

= 2

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