5/8 minus what equals 5/6?

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

5/8 - x = 5/6

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by subtracting 5/8 on both sides like this:

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

5/8 - 5/8 - x leaves -x and 5/6 - 5/8 is 5/24 which means we end up with -x = 5/24. Then, you multiply each side by -1 to get x = -5/24. Therefore, the answer to "5/8 minus what equals 5/6?" is as follows:

-5/24

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered -5/24 for x in this equation 5/8 - x = 5/6, we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

5/8 - -5/24 = 5/6

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