You make it an improper fraction and switch the bottom and top numbers
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Change it into a mixed number then take the reciprocol of it.
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To find the reciprocal of a whole number, you must first write it as a fraction. You do this by writing x/1, if the number is 4, it would be 4/1. Then you would find the reciprocal of that fraction. So using the same example, the reciprocal of 4 is 1/4.
the reciprocal of a number is 1 divided by the number. if you want to find the reciprocal of a fraction you would need to swap the fraction numbers around and then multiply by 1. and then divide the answer.It is 1 divided by the number.
Oh, dude, the reciprocal of a number is just 1 divided by that number. So, the reciprocal of 2 is 1/2, and the reciprocal of 1/3 is 3. So, the reciprocal of 2 and 1/3 is 1/(2 + 1/3) which simplifies to 3/7. Easy peasy, like basic math stuff, you know?