Reciprocals Worksheet
A Grade 6 math worksheet designed to help students understand and practice finding reciprocals of numbers and fractions.
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Reciprocals: Grade 6 Math
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Read each question carefully and provide the best answer. Show your work where indicated.
The reciprocal of a number is 1 divided by that number. When you multiply a number by its reciprocal, the product is always 1.
For example, the reciprocal of 2 is 1/2, because 2 * 1/2 = 1. The reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3, because 3/4 * 4/3 = 1.
1. The reciprocal of 5 is .
2. The reciprocal of 1/3 is .
3. The reciprocal of 7/2 is .
4. The reciprocal of 1 is .
5. The reciprocal of 0.5 is .
6. Explain in your own words what a reciprocal is.
7. The reciprocal of a whole number is always a fraction less than 1 (unless the number is 1).
True
False
8. Zero has a reciprocal.
True
False
9. Which of the following numbers is the reciprocal of 1/8?
8
0.8
1/8
8/10
10. What is the product of a number and its reciprocal?
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1
The number itself
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11. If a fraction is greater than 1, will its reciprocal be greater than or less than 1? Explain with an example.
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