What is the reciprocal of 15/40? Here we will define reciprocal of 15/40, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 15/40 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 15/40 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 15/40 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 15/40 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 15/40.
(15/40) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 15/40 as a fraction as follows:
(15/40) × R = 1
R = 40/15
Reciprocal of 15/40 = 40/15
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 15/40 times the reciprocal of 15/40 is equal to 1, like this:
15/40 × 40/15 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 15/40, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
40 ÷ 15 ≈ 2.666666666667
Reciprocal of 15/40 ≈ 2.666666666667
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 15/40, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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