Question

What is a reciprocal of 9 1/4

Answer 1

9 1/4
= 37/4

Therefore the reciprocal will just be the inverse which is...

=4/37

Answer 2

The reciprocal of a number is a value that when multiplied by the original number is equal to one, mathematically, if we let n=number and r=reciprocal:

nr=1

Now in this case the number is 9 1/4, which is equal to 37/4.

37r/4=1  multiply both sides by 4

37r=4  divide both sides by 37

r=4/37

So the reciprocal of 9 1/4 is 4/37