SOLUTION: what is the multiplicative inverse of 1.8

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Question 789149: what is the multiplicative inverse of 1.8
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/1.8 = 0.55555... (note: the 5's repeat forever)
Answer by KMST(5328)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The multiplicative inverse is
There is no way to write that as an exact decimal.

If you are trying to convert degrees Farenheit to Celsius, you can easily use the fraction.
The scales meet at and you can use other reference points like the freezing point of water, which is anf

If yout temperature is , that is
above freezing
To get to degrees Celsius multiply times which means multiply times 5 and divide by 9, or divide by 9 first and then multiply times 5.
Either way , so

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