\begin{array} {ll} {} &{-1\cdot 7} \\ {\text{Multiply, noting that the signs are different}} &{-7} \\ {\text{so the product is negative.}} &{-7\text{ is the opposite of 7.}} \end{array} \[\begin{a...\begin{array} {ll} {} &{-1\cdot 7} \\ {\text{Multiply, noting that the signs are different}} &{-7} \\ {\text{so the product is negative.}} &{-7\text{ is the opposite of 7.}} \end{array}\begin{array} {ll} {} &{-1(-11)} \\ {\text{Multiply, noting that the signs are different}} &{11} \\ {\text{so the product is positive.}} &{11\text{ is the opposite of -11.}} \end{array}