What is $5^{-1}$ in $\mathbb Z_{11}$? I am trying to understand what this question is asking and how to solve it. I spent some time looking around the net and it seems like there are many different ways to solve this, but I'm still left confused.

What is the multiplicative inverse of $5$ in $\mathbb Z_{11}$.
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I found an example here:

In $\mathbb Z_{11}$, the multiplicative inverse of $7$ is $8$ since $7 * 8 \equiv 56 \pmod {11}$.

This example is confusing to me because $1 \pmod {11} \equiv 1$. I don't see how $56$ is congruent to $1 \pmod {11}$. 

56 mod 11=1, because 56=55 (multiple of 11)+1
So the answer is 9, since $$9*5= 44+1$$
