What is the reciprocal of 6/5? Here we will define reciprocal of 6/5, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 6/5 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 6/5 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 6/5 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 6/5 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 6/5.
(6/5) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 6/5 as a fraction as follows:
(6/5) × R = 1
R = 5/6
Reciprocal of 6/5 = 5/6
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 6/5 times the reciprocal of 6/5 is equal to 1, like this:
6/5 × 5/6 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 6/5, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
5 ÷ 6 ≈ 0.833333333333
Reciprocal of 6/5 ≈ 0.833333333333
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 6/5, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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