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  1. Which property is illustrated by: (2/3) × (3/2) = 1?

    Answer: Multiplicative inverse property

    Multiplying a number by its reciprocal gives 1, which is the multiplicative inverse property.

  2. Compute: (-3/4) × (-8/9)

    Answer: 2/3

    (-3/4) × (-8/9) = 24/36 = 2/3 (negative × negative = positive).

  3. What is 3 1/2 × 2 2/3?

    Answer: 9 1/3

    Convert: 7/2 × 8/3 = 56/6 = 28/3 = 9 1/3.

  4. What is the sum of 1/3 + 1/6 + 1/9?

    Answer: 11/18

    LCD of 3, 6, 9 is 18: 6/18 + 3/18 + 2/18 = 11/18.

  5. Which fraction lies between 1/3 and 1/2?

    Answer: 5/12

    1/3 ≈ 0.333 and 1/2 = 0.5; 5/12 ≈ 0.4167, which falls between them.

  6. If a recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar and you want to make 1.5 times the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

    Answer: 1 cup

    2/3 × 3/2 = 6/6 = 1 cup.

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