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\(3\) and \(1.5\) are a special pair of numbers, as \(3+1.5=4.5\) and \(3\times 1.5=4.5\) so \(3+1.5=3\times 1.5\).
Given a number \(a\), can you find a number \(b\) such that \(a+b=a\times b\)?

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