5/6 minus what equals 6/5?

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

5/6 - x = 6/5

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 = 6/5 - 5/6

5/6 - 5/6 - x leaves -x and 6/5 - 5/6 is 11/30 which means we end up with -x = 11/30. Then, you multiply each side by -1 to get x = -11/30. Therefore, the answer to "5/6 minus what equals 6/5?" is as follows:

-11/30

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered -11/30 for x in this equation 5/6 - x = 6/5, we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

5/6 - -11/30 = 6/5

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