Khushali selects three different numbers from the set
{−7, −5, −3, −1, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8}. She then finds the product of the three chosen numbers. What is the largest product that Khushali can make?

Through trial and error, one can figure out that the answer is 280. Now, you might first try to go 8 * 6 * 4, which equals 192. However, if you get the product of two negative numbers, it becomes a positive, which we can use. Using the numbers -7, -5 (which cancel out each other making the product positive), and 8, the product of all of them is 280. The largest product that Khushali can make is 280.

8 * 6 * 4 = 192

(-7) * (-5) * 8 = 35 * 8 = 280

Khushali selects three different numbers from the set {−7, −5, −3, −1, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8}. She then finds the product of the three chosen numbers. What is the largest product that Khushali can make?

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Khushali selects three different numbers from the set
{−7, −5, −3, −1, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8}. She then finds the product of the three chosen numbers. What is the largest product that Khushali can make?