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Question
Write the multiplicative inverse.
`2/5`
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Solution
It is known that the multiplicative inverse of any rational number a is the reciprocal of the rational number, i.e., `1/"a"`
Multiplicative inverse of `2/5`
= `1/(2/5)`
= `5/2`
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