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Fill in the blanks to make each statement true.

The additive inverse of -3 is _____, and the multiplicative inverse of 1/3 is _____.

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Answer:

3, 3

Explanation:

Basically, additive and multiplicative inverses are called reciprocals, which is just the number in an opposite form. The opposite of -3 (negative three) is 3 (positive three) and the opposite of 1/3 is 3 (or 3/1, since you switch the numbers around.)

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