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The reciprocal of a fraction is obtained by flipping the numerator and denominator. Therefore, the reciprocal of 3/5 is 5/3. This means that if you multiply 3/5 by its reciprocal 5/3, the result is 1, as the two fractions are multiplicative inverses of each other.

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The reciprocal of a fraction is formed by turning it upside down.

The reciprocal of 3/5 is 5/3 which can also be written as the mixed number 1 2/3

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