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OpenStudy (123ab456c):
Find the reciprocal of the number. Multiply to check your answer.
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OpenStudy (123ab456c):
the number to the question is 1and 1/2
OpenStudy (123ab456c):
can someone HELP i have to be to a class in 1 minute
OpenStudy (mrnood):
what is
1 1/2 written as an 'improper fraction'
??
OpenStudy (123ab456c):
1and 1/2
OpenStudy (123ab456c):
11/2
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OpenStudy (lord2clash):
11 / 2 or 1 and 1/2
OpenStudy (mrnood):
as animproper fraction
like 2 1/4 = 9/4
write it with 2 on the bottom and a bigger number on the top
OpenStudy (123ab456c):
it is 11/2
OpenStudy (michele_laino):
hint:
we can write this:
\[\huge 1\frac{1}{2} = 1 + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{{\left( {1 \times 2} \right) + 1}}{2} = ...?\]
OpenStudy (123ab456c):
is it 3/2....???????????
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OpenStudy (michele_laino):
that's right!
OpenStudy (123ab456c):
thanks
OpenStudy (mrnood):
BUT tht is not the answer
OpenStudy (mrnood):
to make the reciprocal - you turn th efraction upside down
OpenStudy (michele_laino):
now, in order to get the reciprocal of \(3/2\), you have to replace the numerator with the denominator and vice versa
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OpenStudy (michele_laino):
hint:
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OpenStudy (mrnood):
to make the reciprocal - you turn the fraction upside down
OpenStudy (michele_laino):
hint:
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