What is the reciprocal of 42/46? Here we will define reciprocal of 42/46, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 42/46 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 42/46 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 42/46 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 42/46 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 42/46.
(42/46) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 42/46 as a fraction as follows:
(42/46) × R = 1
R = 46/42
Reciprocal of 42/46 = 46/42
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 42/46 times the reciprocal of 42/46 is equal to 1, like this:
42/46 × 46/42 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 42/46, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
46 ÷ 42 ≈ 1.095238095238
Reciprocal of 42/46 ≈ 1.095238095238
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 42/46, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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