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Question
Is `8/9` the multiplicative inverse of -1 `1/8`? Why or why not?
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Solution
If it is the multiplicative inverse, then the product should be 1.
However, here, the product is not 1 as
`8/9 xx (-1 1/8) = 8/9 xx (-9/8) = -1 != 1`
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