Question

The reciprocal of the number of 14 is given as which among the following choices?
$
  {\text{A}}{\text{. }}\dfrac{{14}}{1} \\
  {\text{B}}{\text{. }}\dfrac{1}{{14}} \\
  {\text{C}}{\text{. 14}} \\
  {\text{D}}{\text{. 1}} \\
$

Answer 1

Hint: In order to find out the reciprocal of 14, we express it in the form of a fraction. Reciprocal of 14 essentially means that 14 is divided by 1.

Step-by-step answer:
Given Data,
Reciprocal of 14.
We know that the reciprocal of number of the form $\dfrac{{\text{a}}}{{\text{b}}}$ can be obtained by interchanging the numerator and the denominator of it i.e. $\dfrac{{\text{b}}}{{\text{a}}}$.
We know 14 can be expressed as $\dfrac{{14}}{1}$, therefore its reciprocal can be given as $\dfrac{1}{{14}}$.
Hence, Option B is the correct answer.

Note: In order to solve questions of this type the key is to know the definition of a reciprocal. A reciprocal of a number is also called its multiplicative inverse, i.e. the product of a number and its reciprocal should be equal to 1.