Question

Find the reciprocal of the following:
$1\frac{4}{7}$

Answer 1

$1\frac{4}{7}=\frac{(7\times 1)+4}{7}=\frac{11}{7}$

As we know, reciprocal of a number can be calculated as 1 divided by that number.

$\therefore \text{Reciprocal of}\frac{11}{7}=1÷\frac{11}{7}=\frac{1}{\left(\frac{11}{7}\right)}=\frac{7}{11}$