ISEE Middle Level Quantitative : How to find the distributive property

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : Distributive Property

 is the multiplicative inverse of . Which is the greater quantity?

(a) 

(b) 

Possible Answers:

(a) and (b) are equal

(b) is the greater quantity

(a) is the greater quantity

It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given

Correct answer:

(a) and (b) are equal

Explanation:

 is the multiplicative inverse of , so, by definition, . Therefore,

.

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