6/1 divided by what equals 1/2?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "6/1 divided by what equals 1/2?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

(6/1) / x = (1/2)

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

((6/1) / x)x = (1/2)x

Which equals:

(6/1) = (1/2)x

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

(6/1) / (1/2) = ((1/2)x) / (1/2)

(6/1) / (1/2) is 12 and ((1/2)x) / (1/2) leaves x which means we end up with x = 12. Therefore, the answer to "6/1 divided by what equals 1/2?" is as follows:

12

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 12 for x in this equation (6/1) / x = (1/2), we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

(6/1) / (12) = (1/2)

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