Calculator reciprocal of a fraction
This calculator finds the reciprocal of a fraction. To find the reciprocal of a fraction, exchange the numerator and the denominator. Simply speaking, the reciprocal of a/b is b/a.
1 : 3/4 = 4/3 = 1 1/3 ≅ 1.3333333
Spelled result in words is four thirds (or one and one third).How do we solve fractions step by step?
- Divide: 1 : 3/4 = 1/1 · 4/3 = 1 · 4/1 · 3 = 4/3
Dividing two fractions is the same as multiplying the first fraction by the reciprocal value of the second fraction. The first sub-step is to find the reciprocal (reverse the numerator and denominator, reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3) of the second fraction. Next, multiply the two numerators. Then, multiply the two denominators. In the following intermediate step, it cannot further simplify the fraction result by canceling.
In other words - one divided by three quarters is four thirds.
Rules for expressions with fractions:
Fractions - use a forward slash to divide the numerator by the denominator, i.e., for five-hundredths, enter 5/100. If you use mixed numbers, leave a space between the whole and fraction parts.Mixed numerals (mixed numbers or fractions) keep one space between the integer and
fraction and use a forward slash to input fractions i.e., 1 2/3 . An example of a negative mixed fraction: -5 1/2.
Because slash is both sign for fraction line and division, use a colon (:) as the operator of division fractions i.e., 1/2 : 1/3.
Decimals (decimal numbers) enter with a decimal point . and they are automatically converted to fractions - i.e. 1.45.
Math Symbols
Symbol | Symbol name | Symbol Meaning | Example |
---|---|---|---|
+ | plus sign | addition | 1/2 + 1/3 |
- | minus sign | subtraction | 1 1/2 - 2/3 |
* | asterisk | multiplication | 2/3 * 3/4 |
× | times sign | multiplication | 2/3 × 5/6 |
: | division sign | division | 1/2 : 3 |
/ | division slash | division | 1/3 / 5 |
: | colon | complex fraction | 1/2 : 1/3 |
^ | caret | exponentiation / power | 1/4^3 |
() | parentheses | calculate expression inside first | -3/5 - (-1/4) |
The calculator follows well-known rules for the order of operations. The most common mnemonics for remembering this order of operations are:
PEMDAS - Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.
BEDMAS - Brackets, Exponents, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction
BODMAS - Brackets, Of or Order, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction.
GEMDAS - Grouping Symbols - brackets (){}, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.
MDAS - Multiplication and Division have the same precedence over Addition and Subtraction. The MDAS rule is the order of operations part of the PEMDAS rule.
Be careful; always do multiplication and division before addition and subtraction. Some operators (+ and -) and (* and /) have the same priority and must evaluate from left to right.
Fractions in word problems:
- David 4
David made 4/3 of a quart of fruit juice. Each mug he has holds 1/3 of a quart. How many mugs will David be able to fill?
- Soup 4
Cornell makes 11/12 of a gallon of soup. He eats equal portions of soup for 5 days, with no soup remaining after the 5th day. How many gallons of soup did Cornell eat each day?
- Divide fractions by half
Find the result of division by half: 3/4 : 1/2 =?
- Quotient and division
Find the quotient of 3/4 and 1/4.
- Paola
Paola has 3/4 of a candy bar. He wants to give 1/8 of the candy bar to each of his friends. How many friends can have 1/8 of the candy bar?
- Pizza 5
You have 2/4 of a pizza, and you want to share it equally between 2 people. How much pizza does each person get?
- Two boxes 3
Two boxes of pizza of the same size are left on the table. One box has 1/2 of a pizza, and the other has 3/4 of a pizza left in it. Then, Mother divides all the pizzas into 1/8 each. How many were many slices of pizza left?
- A lawn
Sean and his sister, Betty, equally mowed 8/9th of the total area of a lawn. What fraction of the total area did each of them mow?
- Jaenette
Janette served 3/4 of a pizza to her friends. Each visitor was given 1/4 of the pizza. How many visitors shared the pizza?
- Four people
Four people want waffles for breakfast. There are six waffles left. How can six waffles be shared equally among four people? How much does each person get? Draw a picture and write a division expression to model the problem.
- Fraction expression
Which expression is equivalent to : Minus 9 minus left parenthesis minus 4 start fraction 1 divided by 3 end fraction right parenthesis
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