3/5 divided by what equals 1/3?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "3/5 divided by what equals 1/3?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

(3/5) / x = (1/3)

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

((3/5) / x)x = (1/3)x

Which equals:

(3/5) = (1/3)x

Then we divide each side by 1/3 to like this:

(3/5) / (1/3) = ((1/3)x) / (1/3)

(3/5) / (1/3) is 1 4/5 and ((1/3)x) / (1/3) leaves x which means we end up with x = 1 4/5. Therefore, the answer to "3/5 divided by what equals 1/3?" is as follows:

1 4/5

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 1 4/5 for x in this equation (3/5) / x = (1/3), we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

(3/5) / (1 4/5) = (1/3)

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