2/6 divided by what equals 5/3?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "2/6 divided by what equals 5/3?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

(2/6) / x = (5/3)

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

((2/6) / x)x = (5/3)x

Which equals:

(2/6) = (5/3)x

Then we divide each side by 5/3 to like this:

(2/6) / (5/3) = ((5/3)x) / (5/3)

(2/6) / (5/3) is 1/5 and ((5/3)x) / (5/3) leaves x which means we end up with x = 1/5. Therefore, the answer to "2/6 divided by what equals 5/3?" is as follows:

1/5

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 1/5 for x in this equation (2/6) / x = (5/3), we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

(2/6) / (1/5) = (5/3)

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