Question

The reciprocal of 1 7/8 is

Answer 1

15/8

i hope this helps.

Answer 2

let's firstly convert the mixed fraction to improper fraction.

recall, the reciprocal is simply the same thing upside-down.

`\stackrel{mixed}{1(7)/(8)}\implies \cfrac{1\cdot 8+7}{8}\implies \stackrel{improper}{\cfrac{15}{8}}\hspace{9em}\stackrel{reciprocal}{\cfrac{8}{15}}`