Question

Multiply 2 /7 by the reciprocal of - 3 /8​

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer:

RECIPROCAL = - 8/3

2/7 × -8/3

-16/27 ....

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Answer 2

Multiplication of 2 /7 by the reciprocal of - 3 /8​ equals -16/21.

Given:

The numbers 2/7 and -3/8.

To Find:

Multiplication 2 /7 by the reciprocal of - 3 /8​.

Solution:

The reciprocal or multiplicative inverse of a number 'a' is expressed as 1/a or $a^{-1}$ is a number that when multiplied by 'a' yields the multiplicative identity, 1.

Hence, the reciprocal of - 3 /8 = $\frac{1}{(\frac{-3}{8}) }$ = -8/3

(2/7) x (-8/3) = (2x-8)/(7x3) = -16/21

So on multiplying 2/7 by the reciprocal of - 3 /8​, we get -2/3.

∴ Multiplication of 2 /7 by the reciprocal of - 3 /8​ equals -16/21.

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