Question

Is 0.3 the multiplicative inverse of 3 `1/3` ? Why or why not?

Answer 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`

Answer 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`