What is the reciprocal of 88/72? Here we will define reciprocal of 88/72, and show you how to calculate the reciprocal of 88/72 in fraction form and decimal form.
The reciprocal of 88/72 is a fraction or a number that when multiplied by 88/72 is equal to 1. To get the reciprocal of 88/72 based on that definition, we can make the following equation where "R" is the reciprocal of 88/72.
(88/72) × R = 1
When we solve for R, we get the answer to the reciprocal of 88/72 as a fraction as follows:
(88/72) × R = 1
R = 72/88
Reciprocal of 88/72 = 72/88
You can check that the answer is correct by confirming that 88/72 times the reciprocal of 88/72 is equal to 1, like this:
88/72 × 72/88 = 1
To find the decimal answer to the reciprocal of 88/72, you divide the numerator of the reciprocal by the demoninator of the reciprocal, like this:
72 ÷ 88 ≈ 0.818181818182
Reciprocal of 88/72 ≈ 0.818181818182
Tip: As you may have inferred from our tutorial above, you can quickly get the reciprocal of any fraction, such as 88/72, by switching the numerator and the denominator.
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