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Find the reciprocal.

3123 \frac{1}{2}

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Two numbers are reciprocals if their product is 1. That is, ab\dfrac{a}{b} and ba\dfrac{b}{a} are reciprocals since abba=abab=1\dfrac{a}{b}\cdot\dfrac{b}{a}=\dfrac{ab}{ab}=1.

To find the reciprocal of a mixed number, you can then convert it to an improper fraction and then flip the fraction so the numerator and denominator switch places.

Converting 3123\dfrac{1}{2} to an improper fraction gives 32+12=72\dfrac{3\cdot2+1}{2}=\dfrac{7}{2}.

The reciprocal of 3123\dfrac{1}{2} is then 27\boxed{\dfrac{2}{7}}.

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