Reciprocals of Rational Numbers Quick Check
Question What is the reciprocal of 516?
Responses 5/16
5/16
−16/5
16/5
−5/16
None of the provided responses is correct.
The reciprocal of a number is obtained by taking the multiplicative inverse of that number. In other words, to find the reciprocal of a number, you simply swap the numerator and the denominator of that number.
Therefore, the correct answer is 1/516.