5/6 minus what equals 2/8?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "5/6 minus what equals 2/8?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

5/6 - x = 2/8

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by subtracting 5/6 on both sides like this:

5/6 - 5/6 - x = 2/8 - 5/6

5/6 - 5/6 - x leaves -x and 2/8 - 5/6 is -7/12 which means we end up with -x = -7/12. Then, you multiply each side by -1 to get x = 7/12. Therefore, the answer to "5/6 minus what equals 2/8?" is as follows:

7/12

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 7/12 for x in this equation 5/6 - x = 2/8, we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

5/6 - 7/12 = 2/8

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