4/3 minus what equals 3/1?

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

4/3 - x = 3/1

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by subtracting 4/3 on both sides like this:

4/3 - 4/3 - x = 3/1 - 4/3

4/3 - 4/3 - x leaves -x and 3/1 - 4/3 is 1 2/3 which means we end up with -x = 1 2/3. Then, you multiply each side by -1 to get x = -1 2/3. Therefore, the answer to "4/3 minus what equals 3/1?" is as follows:

-1 2/3

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered -1 2/3 for x in this equation 4/3 - x = 3/1, we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

4/3 - -1 2/3 = 3/1

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