What is the reciprocal of 78/31? Here we will define reciprocal of 78/31, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 78/31 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 78/31 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 78/31 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 78/31 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 78/31.
(78/31) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 78/31 as a fraction as follows:
(78/31) × R = 1
R = 31/78
Reciprocal of 78/31 = 31/78
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 78/31 times the reciprocal of 78/31 is equal to 1, like this:
78/31 × 31/78 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 78/31, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
31 ÷ 78 ≈ 0.397435897436
Reciprocal of 78/31 ≈ 0.397435897436
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 78/31, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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