5/9 divided by what equals 9/9?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "5/9 divided by what equals 9/9?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

(5/9) / x = (9/9)

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

((5/9) / x)x = (9/9)x

Which equals:

(5/9) = (9/9)x

Then we divide each side by 9/9 to like this:

(5/9) / (9/9) = ((9/9)x) / (9/9)

(5/9) / (9/9) is 5/9 and ((9/9)x) / (9/9) leaves x which means we end up with x = 5/9. Therefore, the answer to "5/9 divided by what equals 9/9?" is as follows:

5/9

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 5/9 for x in this equation (5/9) / x = (9/9), we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

(5/9) / (5/9) = (9/9)

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