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Dough says that the opposite of -2/5 is 5/-2 is he correct

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Answer:Dough is correct

Explanation:

The opposite or inverse of-2/5 is 1/(-2/5)=1 ➗ -2/5=1 x 5/-2=5/-2

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No he is not correct. As the answer would be -2/5 = -0.4 and 5/-2 = -2.5 as the answer is also not opposite.

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