put the #1 under the number to make it a fraction. then just switch them around
Let's look at an example to help you understand this idea.
5 = 5/1
The reciprocal is just the fraction flipped over. In this case, 1/5
Thus, a whole number can always be shown as a fraction of itself over 1.
The inverted fraction is the reciprocal of the whole number.
Number x Reciprocal = 1 Therefore Reciprocal = 1/Number
When a number is a fraction, the reciprocal will always be greater than the original number. When the original number is a whole number, the reciprocal will be a fraction, which is less than a whole number.
No. The reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3.
Multiply by the reciprocal.
Not just every whole number. Every number has a reciprocal, even 0. The reciprocal of 0 is undefined.
No. The reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2
To find the reciprocal of a whole number, you must first write it as a fraction. You do this by writing x/1, if the number is 4, it would be 4/1. Then you would find the reciprocal of that fraction. So using the same example, the reciprocal of 4 is 1/4.
Yes. For example, if you have 1/3, the reciprocal would be 3.
A reciprocal, perhaps.
To divide a whole number by a fraction, you can rewrite the fraction as a whole number by multiplying the denominator by the whole number. Then, divide the resulting whole number by the numerator of the fraction. This process is equivalent to multiplying the whole number by the reciprocal of the fraction.
multiply by the reciprocal of the whole number
It is called the reciprocal of a fraction when the fraction is turned upside down.To find reciprocal of a mixed number, convert the whole number to the fraction and create an improper fraction: 22/4 becomes 10/4 and the reciprocal is 4/10