Basically, if numbers "a" and "b" are multiplicative inverses, it means that their product is equal to 1.
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Inverse means opposite so division is the opposite of multiplacation
You do the inverse off multiplacation which is dividsion
Inverse Operations
Informally, many people would call the opposites. But the correct math term is inverse operations. Addition is the inverse operation of subtraction and multiplication if the inverse operation of division.
say u r doing division the inverse, opposite, would be multiplacation, same with add and subtract. Hope That Helps, RJ