4/1 divided by what equals 3/1?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "4/1 divided by what equals 3/1?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

(4/1) / x = (3/1)

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

((4/1) / x)x = (3/1)x

Which equals:

(4/1) = (3/1)x

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

(4/1) / (3/1) = ((3/1)x) / (3/1)

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

1 1/3

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

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

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