What is the reciprocal of 17/52? Here we will define reciprocal of 17/52, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 17/52 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 17/52 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 17/52 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 17/52 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 17/52.
(17/52) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 17/52 as a fraction as follows:
(17/52) × R = 1
R = 52/17
Reciprocal of 17/52 = 52/17
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 17/52 times the reciprocal of 17/52 is equal to 1, like this:
17/52 × 52/17 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 17/52, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
52 ÷ 17 ≈ 3.058823529412
Reciprocal of 17/52 ≈ 3.058823529412
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 17/52, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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