What is the reciprocal of 5/8?

1 Answer
Mar 8, 2018

It's -8/5

Explanation:

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

i.e. 1/2x=2

Multiply both sides by the reciprocal to get x alone.

So, 2/1*1/2

And 2/1*2

So, x=4