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Find out which of the following sentences are statements and which are not. Justify your answer.

The product of (-1) and 8 is 8.

Concept Used: A statement is an assertive (declarative) sentence if it is either true or false but not both.


The given sentence is always false because,


(-1) × (8) = -8


Hence, It is a statement.


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