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Question
Is 0.3 the multiplicative inverse of 3 `1/3` ? Why or why not?
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Solution 1
`3 1/3 = 10/3`
`0.3 xx 3 1/3 = 0.3 xx 10/3 = 3/10 xx 10/3 = 1`
Here, the product is 1. Hence, 0.3 is the multiplicative inverse of `3 1/3`
Solution 2
`3 1/3 = 10/3 = 3.3`
`3.3 xx 0.3 = 0.99 != 1`
∴ 0.3 si not the multiplicative inverse of `3 1/3`
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