Question

What's the reciprocal of -7
(In fraction form)

Answer 1

Do you know what a reciprocal is?

Answer 2

well no i dont know the reciprocal

Answer 3

ive done others but this one stumped me

Answer 4

Do you know the definition of a reciprocal though?

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

Okay, so it's almost the same as doing a normal positive reciprocal.

Answer 7

Because -7 would become a positive number when it would flip to the other side.

Answer 8

-7 is a negative whole number, and when it flips to a fraction, so does the sign.

Answer 9

Let me show an example with the number -9.

-9 is, like -7, a negative whole number.

Answer 10

oh

Answer 11

i got it thank you sooo much!!!

Answer 12

-1/7

Answer 13

Not exactly. Close, but not quite.

Answer 14

You flipped it correctly, but remember, when a number changes, so does the sign.

Answer 15

so its positive? 1/7?

Answer 16

Correct.

Answer 17

oh ok thank you!!

Answer 18

Of course!