Reciprocal of 5

What is the reciprocal of 5? The reciprocal of any number is the quotient you get when you divide 1 by that number.

Thus, the reciprocal of 5 is 1 divided by 5 which is:

0.2

Also, 1 divided by a negative number will be a negative number. Therefore, the reciprocal of -5 is simply the answer above with a minus in front.

We did round the answer above to 8 digits after the decimal point if necessary. As you can expect, 5 times the reciprocal of 5 will equal 1.

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