If your friend has half a pie, how many quarter-pies are in that half? Or, to put this into mathematical notation:1/2 ÷ 1/4 = ? To get the answer, flip the divisor (the second fraction) over, and…
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To find the reciprocal of a fraction, flip it over, so that the numerator becomes the denominator and the denominator becomes the numerator. That is:The reciprocal of 4/5 is 5/4 Note that the…
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