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What is the multiplicative inverse of 1 2/3 divide by 12

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"What is the multiplicative inverse of 1 2/3 divide by 12?"

Suppose you actually divide 1 2/3 by 12: (5/3) / 12 = (5/36).
Now, if you multiply this (5/36) by 12, you'll get (5/3), which is the same as
1 2/3.
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