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Additive and multiplicative inverse of 0.25

Additive and multiplicative inverse of 0.25-example-1
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Answer:

3/4, 4

Explanation:

let


(25)/(100) + x = 1 \\ (1)/(4) + x = 1 \\ x = 1 - (1)/(4 ) \\ x = (4 - 1)/(4) \\ x = (3)/(4)

: the additive inverse is 3/4

let


(25)/(100) * x = 1 \\ (1)/(4) * x = 1 \\ (x)/(4 ) = 1 \\ x = 4

: the multiplicative inverse is 4

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