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
7 over 17
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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17
3/17
1 and 17 over 18 1 17 18