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What is the reciprocal of
of 1/5?

User Chris Ward
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It would be 5 or 5/1 because you just switch it
User Vannessa
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The reciprocal of 1/5 is 5.

Reciprocals are numbers than when multiplied equal a product of 1. In this question, 1/5 * 5 = 1. An easy trick for finding reciprocals is flipping a fraction.

Hope this helps!!

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