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  • https://math.libretexts.org/Courses/Grayson_College/Prealgebra/Book%3A_Prealgebra_(OpenStax)/04%3A_Fractions/4.04%3A_Multiply_and_Divide_Fractions_(Part_2)
    The reciprocal of the fraction a/b is b/a, where a ≠ 0 and b ≠ 0. A number and its reciprocal have a product of 1. To find the reciprocal of a fraction, we invert the fraction. This means that we pla...The reciprocal of the fraction a/b is b/a, where a ≠ 0 and b ≠ 0. A number and its reciprocal have a product of 1. To find the reciprocal of a fraction, we invert the fraction. This means that we place the numerator in the denominator and the denominator in the numerator. To divide fractions, multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second.

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