Question

multiply 5/8 by the reciprocal of -3/8

Answer 1

Given:

Consider the given numbers 5/8 and reciprocal of -3/8

Find:

Multiplication of these numbers

Solution:

We know that the reciprocal of -3/8 will be -8/3

Therefore

$\frac{5}{8} .(\frac{-8}{3})$

-5/3

The answer is -5/3

Answer 2

Answer:

The result of multiplication is -5/3 .

Step-by-step explanation:

According to question , multiply 5/8 by the reciprocal of -3/8 .

Reciprocal of p/q is q/p .

Here the answer needs the reciprocal of -3/8 .

The reciprocal of -3/8 is -8/3 .

According to question , we need to multiply the 5/8 with -8/3.

If we multiply 5/8 with -8/3 then the result of multiplication will be (5/8) * (-8/3) = -5/3 .

So , the result of multiplication is -5/3.

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