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The reciprocal of 5 plus the reciprocal of 7 is the reciprocal of what number?

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5/2, because 1/5 plus 1/7 equals to 14/35, simplified is 2/5, and the reciprocal of 2/5 is 5/2 (2 1/2)

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2/5 is the answer so the reciprocal would be 5/2
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