Why is the sum of -8×2 equal a negative but the sum of eight times -2 equal a positive?

i think u have 12 apples sorry again i don't really know if it correct i'm just tryna hrlp people out.

the option best identifies the textual evidence that supports this conclusion is c.) when an argument is over, how many weighty reasons does a man recollect which his heat and violence made him utterly forget? in order to recognize textual evidence is to identify the topic sentence where the author states the main idea. textual evidence is what supports the topic sentence or main idea of a passage.