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What is the inverse operation of dividing by 12?
Dividing by twelve is the same thing as multiplying by 1/12. Thus, multiplying a number by 12/1, or twelve, is the opposite (inverse) of dividing a number by twelve.
Multiplicative inverse of a negative number?
The multiplicative inverse is the negative of the reciprocal of the positive value. Thus the multiplicative inverse of -7 is -1/7.
Which real number contains additive inverses for all its elements?
The question is confusing. The additive inverse of a real number is the same number with the sign changed. For example, the additive inverse of -5 is +5 (or simply 5); the additive inverse of 7 (which is the same as +7) is -7.
What is the multiplicative inverse of 11 7?
The multiplicative inverse means, what do I multiply my number by to get an answer of 1? ex: The multiplicative inverse of 5 is 1/5. 5 * (1/5) = 1 If your number is a fraction to begin with, flip it over. ex: The mult. inverse of 22/7 is 7/22 (22/7)*(7/22) = 1
Do you have to have a odd number if you are dividing by 7?
No. 14, an even number, is divisible by 7.
