What is the reciprocal of 45/16? Here we will define reciprocal of 45/16, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 45/16 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 45/16 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 45/16 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 45/16 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 45/16.
(45/16) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 45/16 as a fraction as follows:
(45/16) × R = 1
R = 16/45
Reciprocal of 45/16 = 16/45
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 45/16 times the reciprocal of 45/16 is equal to 1, like this:
45/16 × 16/45 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 45/16, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
16 ÷ 45 ≈ 0.355555555556
Reciprocal of 45/16 ≈ 0.355555555556
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 45/16, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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