4/8 minus what equals 7/6?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "4/8 minus what equals 7/6?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

4/8 - x = 7/6

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by subtracting 4/8 on both sides like this:

4/8 - 4/8 - x = 7/6 - 4/8

4/8 - 4/8 - x leaves -x and 7/6 - 4/8 is 2/3 which means we end up with -x = 2/3. Then, you multiply each side by -1 to get x = -2/3. Therefore, the answer to "4/8 minus what equals 7/6?" is as follows:

-2/3

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered -2/3 for x in this equation 4/8 - x = 7/6, we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

4/8 - -2/3 = 7/6

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