For instance, the reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3. Any number times its reciprocal will give you 1.
For instance, the reciprocal of 2 is 1 ÷ 2 = 1/2.
24/5 = 1 + 1 + 4/5 = 5/5 + 5/5 + 4/5 = (5+5+4)/5 = 14/5.
In the example above, the reciprocal of 14/5 is 5/14.
For instance, the reciprocal of 0. 5 is 2/1 = 2.
For example, you can find the reciprocal of 0. 4 by calculating 1 ÷ 0. 4.
For example, you can take 1 ÷ 0. 4 and rewrite it as 10 ÷ 4. In this case, you’ve moved each decimal place one space to the right, which is the same as multiplying each number by ten.
