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A student says: 'The set of whole numbers does not have a multiplicative inverse for every member, but rational numbers fix this.'
Which rational number is the one exception that still has no multiplicative inverse?

Class 8Properties of Rational NumbersNumber System
  • A0
  • B1
  • C-1
  • D

Step-by-Step Solution

Every rational except 0 has a reciprocal. 0 has no reciprocal because no number times 0 equals 1.
Answer: A) 0

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