Question

What will be the multiplicative inverse of $-8$?

Answer 1

Multiplicative inverse.

The multiplicative inverse of a given number will be the reciprocal of the given number

The product of a number and its multiplicative inverse is always equal to $1$.

The multiplicative inverse of $-8$ is $-\frac{1}{8}$, here $\left(-8\right)\times \left(\frac{1}{-8}\right)=1$.

Hence, the multiplicative inverse of $-8$ is $-\frac{1}{8}$.