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Mathematics

Grade6

Easy

Question

The reciprocal of $2 fraction numerator 5 over denominator 8 end fraction$ is __________.

$\frac{8}{5}$
$5 \frac{2}{8}$
$\frac{8}{21}$
$\frac{8}{10}$

hint Hint:

Reciprocal is simply defined as the inverse of a value or a number. If n is a real number, then its reciprocal will be 1/n. It means that we have to convert the number to the upside-down form

The correct answer is: $fraction numerator 8 over denominator 21 end fraction$

$2 fraction numerator 5 over denominator 8 end fraction equals fraction numerator 16 plus 5 over denominator 8 end fraction equals fraction numerator 21 over denominator 8 end fraction$
$therefore$ The reciprocal of $fraction numerator 21 over denominator 8 end fraction$ is $fraction numerator 8 over denominator 21 end fraction$

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