Question

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What is the reciprocal of –5?

A. -5

B) -1/5

C) 1/5

D) 5

Answer 1

B
To find the reciprocal of a whole number, just turn it into a fraction in which the original number is the denominator and the numerator is 1. For example, the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2 (or 1-1/2) , because 2/3 x 3/2 = 1.

Answer 2

@winsteria did u get it?

Answer 3

reciprocal of a = 1/a
so reciprocal of -5 = 1/-5

Answer 4

Okay yes, and thank you both