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You just flip the fraction.

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Find the reciprocals of...

1) 3/4

2) -2/3

3) 5

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1) 4/3 (or 1 1/3 or 1.3.)

2) 3/-2 (or -3/2 or -1 1/2 or -1.5)

3) 1/5 (or 0.2)

Notes: 5 is equal to 5/1

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