What is the reciprocal of 17/71? Here we will define reciprocal of 17/71, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 17/71 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 17/71 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 17/71 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 17/71 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 17/71.
(17/71) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 17/71 as a fraction as follows:
(17/71) × R = 1
R = 71/17
Reciprocal of 17/71 = 71/17
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 17/71 times the reciprocal of 17/71 is equal to 1, like this:
17/71 × 71/17 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 17/71, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
71 ÷ 17 ≈ 4.176470588235
Reciprocal of 17/71 ≈ 4.176470588235
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 17/71, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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