What is the reciprocal of 78/38? Here we will define reciprocal of 78/38, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 78/38 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 78/38 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 78/38 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 78/38 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 78/38.
(78/38) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 78/38 as a fraction as follows:
(78/38) × R = 1
R = 38/78
Reciprocal of 78/38 = 38/78
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 78/38 times the reciprocal of 78/38 is equal to 1, like this:
78/38 × 38/78 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 78/38, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
38 ÷ 78 ≈ 0.487179487179
Reciprocal of 78/38 ≈ 0.487179487179
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 78/38, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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