5/9 minus what equals 1/6?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "5/9 minus what equals 1/6?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

5/9 - x = 1/6

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by subtracting 5/9 on both sides like this:

5/9 - 5/9 - x = 1/6 - 5/9

5/9 - 5/9 - x leaves -x and 1/6 - 5/9 is -7/18 which means we end up with -x = -7/18. Then, you multiply each side by -1 to get x = 7/18. Therefore, the answer to "5/9 minus what equals 1/6?" is as follows:

7/18

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 7/18 for x in this equation 5/9 - x = 1/6, we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

5/9 - 7/18 = 1/6

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