6/9 minus what equals 5/3?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "6/9 minus what equals 5/3?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

6/9 - x = 5/3

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by subtracting 6/9 on both sides like this:

6/9 - 6/9 - x = 5/3 - 6/9

6/9 - 6/9 - x leaves -x and 5/3 - 6/9 is 1 which means we end up with -x = 1. Then, you multiply each side by -1 to get x = -1. Therefore, the answer to "6/9 minus what equals 5/3?" is as follows:

-1

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered -1 for x in this equation 6/9 - x = 5/3, we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

6/9 - -1 = 5/3

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