What is the reciprocal of 36/38? Here we will define reciprocal of 36/38, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 36/38 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 36/38 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 36/38 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 36/38 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 36/38.
(36/38) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 36/38 as a fraction as follows:
(36/38) × R = 1
R = 38/36
Reciprocal of 36/38 = 38/36
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 36/38 times the reciprocal of 36/38 is equal to 1, like this:
36/38 × 38/36 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 36/38, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
38 ÷ 36 ≈ 1.055555555556
Reciprocal of 36/38 ≈ 1.055555555556
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 36/38, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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