What is the reciprocal of 17/15? Here we will define reciprocal of 17/15, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 17/15 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 17/15 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 17/15 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 17/15 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 17/15.
(17/15) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 17/15 as a fraction as follows:
(17/15) × R = 1
R = 15/17
Reciprocal of 17/15 = 15/17
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 17/15 times the reciprocal of 17/15 is equal to 1, like this:
17/15 × 15/17 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 17/15, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
15 ÷ 17 ≈ 0.882352941176
Reciprocal of 17/15 ≈ 0.882352941176
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 17/15, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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