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Question
Write the multiplicative inverse.
`-7 1/3`
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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`
The given number is `-7 1/3`
Now, `-7 1/3`
`= - (7 + 1/3)`
`= - ((21 + 1)/3)`
`= - 22/3`
Multiplicative inverse of `- 22/3`
= `1/(-22/3)`
= `- 3/22`
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