Answer
$18$
Work Step by Step
Using the laws of exponents, the given expression, $
(-3x^{-2})(-6x^2)
,$ is equivalent to
\begin{array}{l}\require{cancel}
(-3)(-6)x^{-2+2}
\\\\=
18x^{0}
\\\\=
18(1)
\\\\=
18
.\end{array}
For more complicated problems, it is helpful to remember that you can flip the location of numbers with negative exponents. In other words, you can move numbers with a negative exponent that are in the numerator to the denominator, and you can move numbers with a negative exponent in the denominator to the numerator.
