The reciprocal of 1/5 would be 5/1, or simply just 5.
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Six fifths or one and a fifth or 1.2
When dividing one by one fifth, you are essentially calculating how many fifths are in one whole. To do this, you can multiply the numerator (1) by the reciprocal of the denominator (5/1), which equals 5. Therefore, one divided by one fifth is equal to 5.
The reciprocal of one fourth is four. This means that when you multiply one fourth by its reciprocal, the result is one.
To divide by a fraction is the same as to multiply by the reciprocal. Instead of dividing by 1/5, multiply by 5/1, that is, by 5.
The reciprocal of one eleventh is 11/1