Reciprocal of a Fraction
If a given fraction is flipped upside down the new fraction is called the
reciprocal of the given fraction. For example,
3
5
5
6
Reciprocal of
is
and reciprocal of
is
5
3
6
5
Reciprocal of 1 is 4 Or 4 and reciprocal of 1 is 12 Or 12
4
1
12
1
Remember that reciprocal of a whole number is 1 over that number.
For example,
1
1
Reciprocal of 6 is
and reciprocal of 15 is
6
15
1
Reciprocal of 1 is Which is again equal to 1.
1
To find the reciprocal of a mixed number, change it into improper
fraction and then find the reciprocal of the improper fraction. For
example,
3
33
change
it
to
improper
fraction
as
To find reciprocal of 6
5
5
33
5
and then find the reciprocal of
which is
5
33
4
7
Reciprocal of 2 is
7
18
When a fraction is multiplied by its reciprocal, then you get 1 as the
answer.
For example the reciprocal of
1
3
5
1
x
5
1
31
=
1x1
1x1
3
5
=
is
1
1
5
3
Let’s multiply these fractions,
= 1
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