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I think that the answer becomes 1 because lets say that your number was 24. The reciprocal of 24 = 1/24 and it you multiply 24/1 by 1/24 you get 24/24 = 1
(The reciprocal is a fraction flipped over i.e. bottom number becomes top and top number becomes bottom and with multiplying fractions, you just multiply all the tops and multiply all the bottoms.)
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What algorithm makes sense for dividing any fraction by any whole number?
multiply by the reciprocal of the whole number
How do you find a reciprocal?
A reciprocal is the number you must multiply another number by to get the product of 1. The reciprocal of 4 (which is the same as 4/1) is 1/4. The reciprocal of 3/8 is 8/3. The reciprocal of 13 is 1/13.This can also be expressed using exponents. The reciprocal of any value x is equal to x-1. So the reciprocal of a/b is (a/b)-1, which is equal to b/a.To find a reciprocal, put the number under one. If it is a fraction, flip the fraction. Whatever the reciprocal is, remember that it must always multiply to one with the original number.
What happens when you multiply any number by 0?
Any number multiplied by zero = 0
What is the reciprocal of 5n?
The reciprocal of any number is 1 divided by that number. The reciprocal of 5n is therefore 1/5n.
What is the reciprocal or multiplicative inverse of -13?
the reciprocal (aka multiplicative inverse) of a number is 1/number, so the reciprocal of -13 is -1/13 (I moved the negative from the 13 to the 1 as per convention, 1/-13 = -1/13). The reciprocal of any number is what you have to multiply that number by to yield 1. -13 * -1/13 = (-13*-1)/13 = 13/13 = 1
