the reciprocal of 1/50 is?
reciprocal...all that means is " flip " the fraction...so the reciprocal of 1/50 is 50/1 or just 50
Answer:
The reciprocal of 1/50 is 50.
Step-by-step explanation:
If a number is defined as
\(Number=\frac{p}{q}\),
then the reciprocal of this number is
\(reciprocal=\frac{q}{p}\) .... (1)
The given number is
\(\frac{1}{50}\)
Here p=1 and q=50.
Put p=1 and q=50 in equation (1) to find the reciprocal of the given number.
\(reciprocal=\frac{50}{1}=50\)
Therefore the reciprocal of 1/50 is 50.