Question

What is the recipricol of -7?

Answer 1

Do you have a definition of "reciprocal"?

\(\dfrac{1}{-7} = -\dfrac{1}{7}\)

Answer 2

yes thankyou. what would -1/7 + -2 be?

Answer 3

I don't understand that notation. Is it \(-\dfrac{1}{7} + (-2)\)?

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

First, resolve the silly notation that requires parentheses: \(-\dfrac{1}{7} - 2\)

Second, find a common denominator and add. You do that part.