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What is the reciprocal of 3 3/7?

User QuadX
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Lets get this fraction into an improper fraction.

3*7 = 21
21+3 = 24

24/7 >>>>> reciprocal is 7/24

Answer: 7/24
User Yike Lu
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3 3/7
= 3+ 3/7
= 21/7+ 3/7
= (21+3)/7
= 24/7

A reciprocal of a fraction is another fraction such that their product is equal to 1.

The reciprocal of 24/7 is 7/24, since (7/24)* (24/7)= 1.

Therefore, the reciprocal of 3 3/7 is 7/24~
User Jmishra
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