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Find the reciprocal of -17/16

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Answer:

-16/17 is the reciprocal of -17/16.

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Answer:

- 16/17

Finding the reciprocal of the fraction is flipping the fraction around. So since 17 is on top you flip it and now 16 is on the top of the fraction. Another way of thinking about a reciprocal is the number and the reciprocal have to multiply out to 1.

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