Ok, I gotcha. We can start with an example problem(I do lots of those btw): -2(-3)-1
Ok, Let's split it into it's parts. (-1*2)*(-1*3)*(-1)
We see two negative 1s, so let's multiply those and get rid of them. Now we have (2)*(3)*(-1)
2*3=6, so now we have (6)*(-1).
6*-1=-6.
Do you see how it works?
Try this problem: -3(-4)-1