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Question
Write the multiplicative inverse.
`(-3)/8`
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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 `- 3/8`
= `1/(-3/8)`
= `- 8/3`
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