What is the reciprocal of 71/38? Here we will define reciprocal of 71/38, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 71/38 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 71/38 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 71/38 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 71/38 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 71/38.
(71/38) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 71/38 as a fraction as follows:
(71/38) × R = 1
R = 38/71
Reciprocal of 71/38 = 38/71
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 71/38 times the reciprocal of 71/38 is equal to 1, like this:
71/38 × 38/71 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 71/38, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
38 ÷ 71 ≈ 0.535211267606
Reciprocal of 71/38 ≈ 0.535211267606
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 71/38, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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