178k views
0 votes
What is the multiplicative inverse of 2/5

User Seamas
by
8.0k points

2 Answers

2 votes

5/2 is the multiplicative inverse

User BobGneu
by
7.3k points
4 votes

Answer:

5/2

Explanation:

The multiplicative inverse is what me need to multiply by to get 1

2/5 * what = 1

Multiply by the reciprocal

5/2 *2/5 * what = 1 *5/2

what = 5/2

The multiplicative inverse is 5/2