Answer
$0.0156$
Work Step by Step
The product of a negative real number and a negative real number is a positive real number.
We convert the decimal into a fraction for the ease of simplification:
$(-0.12)(-0.13)$
=$-\frac{12}{100}\times-\frac{13}{100}$
=$\frac{-12\times-13}{100\times100}$
=$\frac{156}{10000}$
=$0.0156$