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The reciprocal of of 1 over 5

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The reciprocal of 1/5 is: 5/1 or just 5.

To get the reciprocal of a fraction, it basically just means to flip the numbers. If you're dealing with a whole number (such as 5 in this case), you would divide 1 by the number, making it 1/5.
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