Let's call the number x, then the reciprocal is 1/x
3/x is three times the reciprocal and that equals two.
So 3/x=2 or3=2x and means x=3/2
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x=3/2
reciprocal is 2/3 and 3x 2/3=2.
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2/x =16/20 16x = 40 x = 2.5
The reciprocal of 2 is 1/2 (one-half). The reciprocal of any number is 1/number. Simply stated: The reciprocal of any number is the inverse of that number. Let some number, any number, be represented by 'a'. The reciprocal of 'a' is 1/'a'.