document.write( "Question 428981: I do not seem to understand reciprocals. I have a couple of problems as examples that I am trying to work through.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3/4 divided by 2\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #298051 by richard1234(7193) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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To get a reciprocal you simply invert the fraction. For example, the reciprocal of 6/7 is 7/6. Also, the reciprocal of an integer, say -5, is -1/5, and vice versa.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To do the operation \"3 divided by 1/4\" you reciprocate 1/4 and multiply. Hence, 3 divided by 1/4 is the same as 3 times 4, or 12. \n" ); document.write( "

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