The reciprocal of 4 plus the reciprocal of 12 is the reciprocal of what number?

Question

The reciprocal of 4 plus the reciprocal of 12 is the reciprocal of what number?

Answer 1

the reciprocal of 4 is 1/4

the reciprocal of 12 is 1/12

(1/4)+(1/12)=(3/12)+(1/12)=4/12=1/3

1/3 is the reciprocal of 3