2/6 divided by what equals 4/6?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "2/6 divided by what equals 4/6?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

(2/6) / x = (4/6)

To solve this equation, we want x alone so we start by multiplying x on both sides like this:

((2/6) / x)x = (4/6)x

Which equals:

(2/6) = (4/6)x

Then we divide each side by 4/6 to like this:

(2/6) / (4/6) = ((4/6)x) / (4/6)

(2/6) / (4/6) is 1/2 and ((4/6)x) / (4/6) leaves x which means we end up with x = 1/2. Therefore, the answer to "2/6 divided by what equals 4/6?" is as follows:

1/2

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 1/2 for x in this equation (2/6) / x = (4/6), we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

(2/6) / (1/2) = (4/6)

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