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Write the original denominator as the new numerator, the original numerator as the new denominator, that is turn it upside down:

the reciprocal of a/b is b/a;

for example the reciprocal of 2/5 is 5/2.


Invert it: eg reciprocal of 3/4 = 4/3

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