Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Additive inverse of - 121/10 is greater than 10.

  2. Multiplicative inverse of 10/18 is less than 1.

  3. Sum of number and its additive inverse is 0.

  4. Product of a number and its multiplicative inverse is - 1.

  5. Both (1) and (3)

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Explanation

Statement (1) is correct, as additive inverse of - 121/10 is 121/10, which is greater than 10. Statement (2) is incorrect, as multiplicative inverse of 10/18 is 18/10, which is more than 1. Statement (3) is correct, as sum of a number and its additive inverse is 0. Statement (4) is incorrect, as product of a number and its multiplicative inverse is 1. Therefore, both (1) and (3) are correct.

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