5/3 minus what equals 7/8?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "5/3 minus what equals 7/8?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

5/3 - x = 7/8

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by subtracting 5/3 on both sides like this:

5/3 - 5/3 - x = 7/8 - 5/3

5/3 - 5/3 - x leaves -x and 7/8 - 5/3 is -19/24 which means we end up with -x = -19/24. Then, you multiply each side by -1 to get x = 19/24. Therefore, the answer to "5/3 minus what equals 7/8?" is as follows:

19/24

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 19/24 for x in this equation 5/3 - x = 7/8, we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

5/3 - 19/24 = 7/8

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