Question

5 times negative 1 minus 3

Answer 1

The question is

`5*(-1-3)`

Since we have parenthesis, we do that part 1st.

`\begin{gathered} -1-3 \\ =-4 \end{gathered}`

Two negatives added together gives negative. Now, we multply by 5, to get:

`5*-4=-20`

Negative times positive is negative.