6/8 minus what equals 2/6?

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

6/8 - x = 2/6

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by subtracting 6/8 on both sides like this:

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

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

5/12

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

6/8 - 5/12 = 2/6

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