Write $( - 0.4 ) ^ { 6 }$ as a repeated multiplication problem.
A) $( 0.4 ) ( 0.4 ) ( 0.4 ) ( 0.4 ) ( 0.4 ) ( 0.4 )$
B) $6 ( - 0.4 )$
C) $( - 0.4 ) ( - 0.4 ) ( - 0.4 ) ( - 0.4 ) ( - 0.4 ) ( - 0.4 )$
D) $( - 0.4 ) ( - 0.4 ) ( - 0.4 ) ( - 0.4 ) ( - 0.4 ) ( - 0.4 ) ( - 0.4 )$
E) $( - 2.4 ) ( - 2.4 ) ( - 2.4 ) ( - 2.4 ) ( - 2.4 ) ( - 2.4 )$

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To write $( - 0.4 ) ^ { 6 }$ as a repeated multiplication problem, we need to multiply $ -0.4$ six times. The only choice that shows six multiplications of $-0.4$ is C: $( - 0.4 ) ( - 0.4 ) ( - 0.4 ) ( - 0.4 ) ( - 0.4 ) ( - 0.4 )$.

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Write $( - 0.4 ) ^ { 6 }$ As a Repeated Multiplication Problem