Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 6
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2. Dividing Fractions
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Exercise 1 Page 54

The product of a number and its reciprocal is 1.

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The product of any nonzero real number and its reciprocal is 1. x*1/x=1For a fraction, the reciprocal is the inverse of the fraction. x/y*y/x=1 Therefore, the reciprocal of 34 is 43. Let's check that this is true by calculating the product.
3/4* 4/3? =1
3* 4/4* 3? =1
12/12? =1
1=1
We were able to confirm that the reciprocal of 34 is 43.