Question

What is the reciprocal of –5?

Answer 1

@SolomonZelman

Answer 2

-1/5

Answer 3

I think it would be -1/5

Answer 4

i got it first

Answer 5

oohooh pick me!

Answer 6

yes great job you are both correct :}

Answer 7

Explain your answer...

Answer 8

sat ill give you medal xD

Answer 9

under every number is a invisible 1 for fractions and whole number math

Answer 10

in a multiplication or division question the whole number would be reciprocoled makeing it 1 over the whole number

Answer 11

thankss

Answer 12

no probs

Answer 13

remember any reciprocol is just the whole number under 1

Answer 14

uness its a mixed fraction

Answer 15

Yeah

Answer 16

The reciprocal of \(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm \frac{1}{3} }\) ?
\(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm \frac{1}{3}\times b=1 }\)
(multiply both sides times 3, and you get)
\(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm b=3 }\)

so the reciprocal of \(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm \frac{1}{3} }\), is \(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm 3 }\) .
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The reciprocal of \(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm -\frac{1}{8} }\) ?
\(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm -\frac{1}{8}\times b=1 }\)
(multiply both sides times -8, and you get)
\(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm b=-8 }\)

so the reciprocal of \(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm \frac{1}{3} }\), is \(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm 3 }\) .
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The reciprocal of \(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm 4 }\) ?
\(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm 4\times b=1 }\)
(divide both sides by 4, and you get)
\(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm \frac{1}{4}}\)

so the reciprocal of \(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm 4 }\), is \(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm \frac{1}{4}}\) .
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The reciprocal of \(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm -5 }\) ?
\(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm -5\times b=1 }\)
(divide both sides by -5, and you get)
\(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm -\frac{1}{5}}\)

so the reciprocal of \(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm -5 }\), is \(\large\color{royalblue}{ \rm -\frac{1}{5}}\) .
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Answer 17

These are just some examples.