SOLUTION: what is the rul for the multiplication inverse operation

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Question 546242: what is the rul for the multiplication inverse operation
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Multiplication and division are inverses of each other.

Example:
The multiplication fact 11 × 5 = 55
can be written as a division fact this way:
55 ÷ 5 = 11

or

55 ÷ 11 = 5

The inverse of multiplication is division and vice-versa.