Find the reciprocals of the numbers below.
The reciprocal of 20 is $\square$.
The reciprocal of $\frac{1}{2}$ is $\square$.

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The reciprocal of $ \frac{1}{2} $ is $ \boxed{2} $.

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Step 1 ：Find the reciprocals of the numbers below.

Step 2 ：The reciprocal of 20 is calculated as $ \frac{1}{20} $ which equals 0.05.

Step 3 ：The reciprocal of $ \frac{1}{2} $ is calculated as $ \frac{1}{\frac{1}{2}} $ which equals 2.

Step 4 ：Final Answer: The reciprocal of 20 is $ \boxed{0.05} $.

Step 5 ：The reciprocal of $ \frac{1}{2} $ is $ \boxed{2} $.