What is the reciprocal of 36/79? Here we will define reciprocal of 36/79, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 36/79 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 36/79 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 36/79 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 36/79 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 36/79.
(36/79) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 36/79 as a fraction as follows:
(36/79) × R = 1
R = 79/36
Reciprocal of 36/79 = 79/36
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 36/79 times the reciprocal of 36/79 is equal to 1, like this:
36/79 × 79/36 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 36/79, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
79 ÷ 36 ≈ 2.194444444444
Reciprocal of 36/79 ≈ 2.194444444444
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 36/79, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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