Question

The reciprocal of 8 over 11 is?

Answer 1

The reciprocal of 8/11 is:

11/8

11 over 8

Like Turning the Number Upside Down

dog  upside down  

We can think of a whole number as being "number/1", so the reciprocal is just like "flipping it over":

Number   Reciprocal

5 =  51     15

8 =  81     18

1000 =  10001     11000

For Fractions, Flip the Whole Fraction Over

Example: the reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3

Answer 2

The reciprocal of a basic fraction is just the fraction itself upside down. In this scenario, the answer would be

11/8

Hope this helps you. :)