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2 years ago

Write the reciprocal of -8

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butalik [34]2 years ago

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Answer:

1/-8

Step-by-step explanation:

You put the -8 into fraction form -8/1, and you switch the denominator and numerator and you get 1/-8 or -1/8. In decimal form that would be -0.125

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