What is the reciprocal of 42/77? Here we will define reciprocal of 42/77, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 42/77 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 42/77 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 42/77 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 42/77 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 42/77.
(42/77) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 42/77 as a fraction as follows:
(42/77) × R = 1
R = 77/42
Reciprocal of 42/77 = 77/42
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 42/77 times the reciprocal of 42/77 is equal to 1, like this:
42/77 × 77/42 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 42/77, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
77 ÷ 42 ≈ 1.833333333333
Reciprocal of 42/77 ≈ 1.833333333333
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 42/77, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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