What is the reciprocal of 71/18? Here we will define reciprocal of 71/18, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 71/18 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 71/18 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 71/18 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 71/18 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 71/18.
(71/18) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 71/18 as a fraction as follows:
(71/18) × R = 1
R = 18/71
Reciprocal of 71/18 = 18/71
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 71/18 times the reciprocal of 71/18 is equal to 1, like this:
71/18 × 18/71 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 71/18, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
18 ÷ 71 ≈ 0.253521126761
Reciprocal of 71/18 ≈ 0.253521126761
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 71/18, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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