What is the reciprocal of the number -3/5 ?

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The reciprocal is switching the numerator and denominator around.

$\sf(-3)/(5)\rightarrow(5)/(-3)~or~-(5)/(3)$

Watchtower answered Sep 6, 2016

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a reciprocal is when you switch the numerator and denominator of a number. So, the answer is 5/-3

Remus Rigo answered Sep 9, 2016

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