5/6 divided by what equals 7/1?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "5/6 divided by what equals 7/1?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

(5/6) / x = (7/1)

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

((5/6) / x)x = (7/1)x

Which equals:

(5/6) = (7/1)x

Then we divide each side by 7/1 to like this:

(5/6) / (7/1) = ((7/1)x) / (7/1)

(5/6) / (7/1) is 5/42 and ((7/1)x) / (7/1) leaves x which means we end up with x = 5/42. Therefore, the answer to "5/6 divided by what equals 7/1?" is as follows:

5/42

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 5/42 for x in this equation (5/6) / x = (7/1), we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

(5/6) / (5/42) = (7/1)

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