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Kimstik asked Dec 23, 2022

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The reciprocal of 1/2

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Kimstik asked Dec 23, 2022

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the answer is 2

1/2 (switched) = 2/1
and 2/1 = 2

Diansheng answered Dec 25, 2022

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When you "flip" the fraction, switching the numerators and denominators, you get 2/1 which is just 2.

Hennadii Omelchenko answered Dec 28, 2022

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