SOLUTION: if the additive inverse of 7 is added to the multiplicative inverse of 1/2, what is the sum?

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Question 295518: if the additive inverse of 7 is added to the multiplicative inverse of 1/2, what is the sum?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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the additive inverse of 7 is -7 and the multiplicative inverse of 1/2 is 2. So add these two numbers together to get: -7+2=-5