The reciprocal of 17 = 1/ 17 = 0.05882352941176
The reciprocal of 6/17 is 17/6
1/17
2 3/7 = 17/7 so its reciprocal is 7/17
The reciprocal of a fraction is found by flipping the numerator and denominator. So, the reciprocal of 17/7 is 7/17. This means that if you were to multiply 17/7 by its reciprocal, the result would be 1, as the two fractions are multiplicative inverses of each other.
reciprocal means make the top become the bottom and the bottom become the top. so 17/3 becomes 3/17
52/3 = 17/3 So the reciprocal is 3/17
You first convert the mixed fraction to an improper fraction. Example: what's the reciprocal of 3 2/5 (three and two-fifths)? Answer: 3 2/5 is equal to 17/5; the reciprocal of that is 5/17. Why is this answer correct? That's because 5/17 times 17/5 is equal to 85/85 = 1. And that is the definition of "reciprocal".
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