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Whats the reciprocal of 12

User OLas
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12

Pretend that 12 has a denominator which is 1

12/1

reciprocal means flipping over the fraction

Answer:

1/12

User Mauro De Lucca
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Answer:

1/12

Explanation:

A reciprocal of a number is 1 over that number.

If you're given this: 3/5, It's reciprocal would be 5/3.

So you basically flip.

12 is actaully 12/1 if you think about it.

Hence, flip it to get 1/12.

Hope this helps!

User Daniel Flint
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