Question

what is the reciprocal of 1/5

Answer 1

Well, a reciprocal is the fraction you get when you are dividing it by 1

So say you have the number 9, and you divide it by 1, you get 1/9

9 reciprocal is 1/9
But when you are dealing wih a fraction, just flip the fraction over, like so

What is the reciprocal of 2/4? 4/2

Kinda weird to explain. Let me find a site to better explain

Answer 2

http://www.mathsisfun.com/reciprocal.html

Answer 3

here are my choices....
A.) -5
B.) -1//5
C..) 1/5
D.) 5
i know how to use reciprocals an stuff, but this is just confusing. im guessing -1/5 but idk

Answer 4

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