Multiply −17×(−61)

.(1 point)
Responses

1,037
1,037

78
78

−1,037
negative 1,037

−78

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
1 month ago

To multiply \(-17\) and \(-61\), you can use the rule that multiplying two negative numbers results in a positive number.

Calculating:

\[
-17 \times -61 = 17 \times 61
\]

Now, let's compute \(17 \times 61\):

\[
17 \times 61 = 1037
\]

Thus, the answer is:

\[
\boxed{1,037}
\]