Question

What is the reciprocal of 8 8/5 ?

Answer 1

`(5)/(48)`

Explanation:

The reciprocal of a number n is
`(1)/(n)`

Given 8
`(8)/(5)`, change to an improper fraction

=
`(5(8)+8)/(5)` =
`(48)/(5)`, thus

reciprocal =
`(1)/((48)/(5) )` =
`(5)/(48)`