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RECIPROCAL

The reciprocal of a number is: 1 divided by the number

Examples:

• the reciprocal of 2 is 1/2 (half)
• the reciprocal of 10 is 1/10 (=0.1)

Every number has a reciprocal except 0 (1/0 is undefined)

SIMPLE FRACTION
a fraction having whole numbers for the numerator and denominator

COMPLEX FRACTION
a fraction with a fraction or mixed number in the numerator or denominator or both

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