What is the reciprocal of $\frac{5}{8}$ $5/8$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-08T20:29:54

It's $- \frac{8}{5}$ $-8/5$

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

i.e. $\frac{1}{2} x = 2$ $1/2x=2$

Multiply both sides by the reciprocal to get x alone.

So, $\frac{2}{1} \cdot \frac{1}{2}$ $2/1*1/2$

And $\frac{2}{1} \cdot 2$ $2/1*2$

So, $x = 4$ $x=4$

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