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Calculator question
Jeanee
16th May 2006, 05:08 PM
When i enter -3 on my calculator i get -9. Sureley the answer should be 9.
Is my calculator wrong?
JazzMan
16th May 2006, 11:06 PM
Your calc is right
-3 means -1 x 3 x 3 = -9
u must put it in brackets
(-3) = -3 x -3 = 9
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