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Question
Find the multiplicative inverse `(-5)/8 xx (-3)/7`
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Solution 1
Multiplicative inverse `(-5)/8 xx (-3)/7` is `8/5 xx 7/3 " or " (-8)/5 xx (-7)/3`
Solution 2
`-5/8 xx -3/7 = 15/56`
Multiplicative inverse = `56/15`
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