Question

Find the reciprocals of the following fraction. Classify the reciprocal as proper fractions, improper fractions, and whole numbers.$\frac{5}{7}$

Answer 1

Find the reciprocal and classification of the fraction

The reciprocal of $\frac{5}{7}=\frac{7}{5}$and it is also called multiplicative inverse.

Because $\frac{5}{7}\times \frac{7}{5}=1$

and $\frac{7}{5}$is an improper fraction because the numerator is greater than the denominator.