What is the reciprocal of 17/28? Here we will define reciprocal of 17/28, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 17/28 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 17/28 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 17/28 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 17/28 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 17/28.
(17/28) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 17/28 as a fraction as follows:
(17/28) × R = 1
R = 28/17
Reciprocal of 17/28 = 28/17
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 17/28 times the reciprocal of 17/28 is equal to 1, like this:
17/28 × 28/17 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 17/28, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
28 ÷ 17 ≈ 1.647058823529
Reciprocal of 17/28 ≈ 1.647058823529
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 17/28, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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