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What is the reciprocal of 8 8/5 ?
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What is the reciprocal of 8 8/5 ?

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Answer:


(5)/(48)

Explanation:

The reciprocal of a number n is
(1)/(n)

Given 8
(8)/(5), change to an improper fraction

=
(5(8)+8)/(5) =
(48)/(5), thus

reciprocal =
(1)/((48)/(5) ) =
(5)/(48)

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