What is the reciprocal of 5/858?

1 Answer
Mar 8, 2018

It's -8/585

Explanation:

Since the word "reciprocal" means the opposite, all you have to do is flip the fraction and reverse it.

i.e. 1/2x=212x=2

Multiply both sides by the reciprocal to get x alone.

So, 2/1*1/22112

And 2/1*2212

So, x=4x=4