The fractional parts of this answer and the original mixed number are reciprocals, but in order to find the reciprocal of the entire number, you must write the mixed number as an improper fraction bef...The fractional parts of this answer and the original mixed number are reciprocals, but in order to find the reciprocal of the entire number, you must write the mixed number as an improper fraction before interchanging numerator and denominator. An easy way to remember how to divide fractions is the phrase “keep, change, flip”. This means to KEEP the first number, CHANGE the division sign to multiplication, and then FLIP (use the reciprocal) of the second number.
