what is 2 times negative three with the times itself outside of the parentheses
$$\\2\times -3=-6\\\\ 2\times -(3)=2\times-3=-6\qquad $NOTE: this is not normal notation!$\\\\ 2\times (-3)=2\times -3=-6$$
the answer is negative six(-6), as long as the problem looks like this--2times(-3)