what is the opposite of 0.75​

Mathematics · High School · Wed Jan 13 2021

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Every number has an opposite. In fact, every number has two opposites: the additive inverse and multiplicative inverse or reciprocal .

Additive inverse:- Inverse is just another word for opposite, and additive refers to the fact that when you add a number with opposite sign (+,-) together, they always equal 0.

additive inverse  of 0.75 is -0.75.

Multiplicative inverse:- Opposite number has to do with multiplication and division. It's called the multiplicative inverse, but it's more commonly called a reciprocal.

Multiplicative inverse of 0.75 is 1/0.75.

1/0.75=100/75

           =4/3

multiplicative inverse of 0.75  =0.25