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  1. February 5th 2010, 08:31 AM #1
    andyboy179
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    reciprocal

    how would i work out the reciprocal of 0.8 on a calculator?
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  2. February 5th 2010, 08:49 AM #2
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    would the reciprocal of 0.8 = 1.25??
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  3. February 5th 2010, 09:11 AM #3
    Archie Meade
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    Quote Originally Posted by andyboy179 View Post
    would the reciprocal of 0.8 = 1.25??
    Yes, that's it.

    0.8=\frac{8}{10}

    The reciprocal is that "upside-down".
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