What is the reciprocal of 53/79? Here we will define reciprocal of 53/79, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 53/79 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 53/79 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 53/79 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 53/79 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 53/79.
(53/79) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 53/79 as a fraction as follows:
(53/79) × R = 1
R = 79/53
Reciprocal of 53/79 = 79/53
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 53/79 times the reciprocal of 53/79 is equal to 1, like this:
53/79 × 79/53 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 53/79, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
79 ÷ 53 ≈ 1.490566037736
Reciprocal of 53/79 ≈ 1.490566037736
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 53/79, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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