Question

What is the opposite and reciprocal of 5?

Answer 1

`-1/5`

Explanation:

The opposite of `5` is `-5`.

The reciprocal of a fraction is obtained by interchanging the numerator and the denominator. In other words, by inverting the fraction.

So in this case, if it's still `5`, or `5/1`, it's now `1/5`.

And since you said "opposite and reciprocal," it is `-1/5`.

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