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the reciprocal of a number is it's opposite. the opposite of 3/5 is 5/3. the recriprocal's product should equal one. 3/5 times 5/3 equals 15/15, simplified to 1/1, which can be simplified to 1. to find a reciprocal, just turn the fraction upside down.
examples: 3/4 is turned to 4/3
2/9 is turned to 9/2.
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To find the reciprocal of a number, calculate [1] [divided by] [the number].
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Put the top number on the bottom and the bottom number on top. The reciprocal of 33/100 is 100/33 .
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