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What ia a reciprocal fraction?
The reciprocal of the fraction is simply the fraction raised to the -1 power. Simply "flip the fraction upside down" to find the reciprocal. e.g. 3/23 has a reciprocal of 23/3.
What are the mathematical term reciprocal mean?
The reciprocal of a number is 1 over the number or 1 divided by the number. EXAMPLE : The reciprocal of 5 is 1/5. The reciprocal of 18.7 is 1/18.7. A fraction can also have a reciprocal : The reciprocal of 1/5 is 5 (or 5/1) The reciprocal of 18/23 is 1/18/23 = 23/18.
What is 23 divided by one-third?
To divide by a fraction, multiply by its reciprocal. In this instance, 23 / 1/3 = 23 x 3 = 69.
When do you take the reciprocal of a fraction?
You take the reciprocal of a fraction when you want to invert the numerator and the denominator. The reciprocal of a fraction is found by flipping the fraction upside down. For example, the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2.
What is the reciprocal of -p over 4?
Reciprocal just means that you flip the fraction... your fraction is -p/4 the reciprocal is 4/-p the reciprocal is extremely important when dividing fractions. because when you divide fractions you have to take the reciprocal of the bottom fraction and then multiply it to your top fraction to get your answer.
