3/8 divided by what equals 2/1?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "3/8 divided by what equals 2/1?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

(3/8) / x = (2/1)

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

((3/8) / x)x = (2/1)x

Which equals:

(3/8) = (2/1)x

Then we divide each side by 2/1 to like this:

(3/8) / (2/1) = ((2/1)x) / (2/1)

(3/8) / (2/1) is 3/16 and ((2/1)x) / (2/1) leaves x which means we end up with x = 3/16. Therefore, the answer to "3/8 divided by what equals 2/1?" is as follows:

3/16

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 3/16 for x in this equation (3/8) / x = (2/1), we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

(3/8) / (3/16) = (2/1)

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