Question

What is the reciprocal of 3 3/7

Answer 1

You can make 3 and 3/7 into a improper fraction as 24/7 by multiplying 7 by 3 which is 21 and then adding that to 3 which gives you to answer 24/7. To find the reciprocal you simply flip the fraction which gives you 7/24 

Answer 2

Answer:

The reciprocal is $\frac{7}{24}$

Explanation:

Before we begin remember that:

$a\frac{b}{c} = \frac{(a*c) + b}{b}$

Now, for the given:

We have the number $3\frac{3}{7}$

1- Changing it into a fraction:

Using the above rule, we can deduce that:

$3\frac{3}{7}$ = $\frac{(3*7) + 3}{7}$ = $\frac{24}{7}$

2- Getting the reciprocal:

To get the reciprocal, we simply flip the fraction

This means that the reciprocal of $\frac{24}{7}$ is $\frac{7}{24}$

Hope this helps :)