Question

What is the reciprocal of 6 4/5? A.) 5/34 B.) 29/5 C.) 34/5 D.) 15/5

Answer 1

Answer:

A

Step-by-step explanation:

The denominator in the original question is 5.

Therefore the answer must have 5 in the numerator. The answer can only be A.

6 4/5 = (30 + 4) / 5 = 34/5 This is the original fraction. The upside down of the original fraction is the reciprocal. Upside down of 34/5 is 5/34. You can come to this conclusion by doing this.

The formal definition of a reciprocal is 1/a where a is a fraction.

In this case a = 34/5. The reciprocal is 1/a = 1 // 34/5. You don't change anything by making it 1/1 // 34/5

1/1 // (34/5) Invert and multiply the bottom.

1/1 * 5/34 = 5/34