Question

The multiplicative inverse of -5/8 is

Answer 1

Answer:

$multiplicative \: inverse \: of \: \frac{ - 5}{8} = \frac{ - 8}{5}$

Answer 2

Answer:

The multiplicative inverse of -5/8 is -8/5.

Step-by-step explanation:

In mathematics,

a multiplicative inverse or reciprocal for a number

x, denoted by 1/x or x⁻¹,

is a number which when multiplied by x yields the multiplicative identity, 1.

The multiplicative inverse of a fraction a/b is b/a. For the multiplicative inverse of a real number, divide 1 by the number.

hence ,

for -(5/8) it's -(8/5).

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