What is the reciprocal of 24/16? Here we will define reciprocal of 24/16, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 24/16 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 24/16 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 24/16 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 24/16 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 24/16.
(24/16) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 24/16 as a fraction as follows:
(24/16) × R = 1
R = 16/24
Reciprocal of 24/16 = 16/24
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 24/16 times the reciprocal of 24/16 is equal to 1, like this:
24/16 × 16/24 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 24/16, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
16 ÷ 24 ≈ 0.666666666667
Reciprocal of 24/16 ≈ 0.666666666667
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 24/16, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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