Question

What is the opposite and reciprocal of 3 3/5?

Answer 1

Number + opposite=0
Number x reciprocal =1

Explanation:

Opposite :
Change the sign: so the opposite is `-3 3/5`

Because `3 3/5+(-3 3/5)=3 3/5-3 3/5=0`

Reciprocal :
We first want to change this in a non-mixed fraction, before we can switch numerator and denominator:

`3 3/5=18/5` so the reciprocal is `5/18`

Because `cancel18/cancel5xxcancel5/cancel18=1`