How do you find the reciprocal of 2.5?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-19T14:49:37

#2/5, 0.4#

the reciprocal of a number is what the number needs to be multiplied by to become 1.

in other words, it is 1 divided by a number.

reciprocal of #x# = #1/x#

to find the reciprocal of 2.5, divide 1 by 2.5:

#1/2.5#

#=10/25#

#=2/5#

converted to a decimal, this is #0.4#.