Question 37
Find the greatest possible value of the expression
$$
(((a * b) * c) * d) * e,
$$
if each star is replaced with one of the operations $+$, $-$, $\cdot$ and the numbers $a, b, c, d, e$ are $-2, -1, 0, 1, 2$ in some order. Different stars can correspond to different operations.
$$
(((a * b) * c) * d) * e,
$$
if each star is replaced with one of the operations $+$, $-$, $\cdot$ and the numbers $a, b, c, d, e$ are $-2, -1, 0, 1, 2$ in some order. Different stars can correspond to different operations.