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OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

WILL MEDAL+FAN

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OpenStudy (g_osmenaj):

The reciprocal is the number you need that when you multiply "1/5" with another number you get 1.

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

sooo 0?

OpenStudy (k_lynn):

Nope not 0. When you want to find the reciprocal, flip the fraction.

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

wops hmmm \(\bf \cfrac{a}{{\color{blue}{ b}}}\qquad reciprocal\implies \cfrac{{\color{blue}{ b}}}{a}\)

OpenStudy (k_lynn):

if you flip \[\frac{ 1 }{ 5}\]what do you get?

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

5/1?

OpenStudy (k_lynn):

Right. the bottom number will go on the top and the top number will go on the bottom. then you reduce

OpenStudy (k_lynn):

yep, so what do you get when you divide 5 by 1?

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

5

OpenStudy (k_lynn):

yep.

OpenStudy (k_lynn):

that's the reciprocal. ^.^

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

thank you how do i make fravtions into decimals? pls help :)

OpenStudy (rebeccapink6398):

@k_lynn

OpenStudy (k_lynn):

fractions into decimals? Divide numerator by the denominator. That goes for all fractions.

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