7/4 minus what equals 4/4?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "7/4 minus what equals 4/4?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

7/4 - x = 4/4

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by subtracting 7/4 on both sides like this:

7/4 - 7/4 - x = 4/4 - 7/4

7/4 - 7/4 - x leaves -x and 4/4 - 7/4 is -3/4 which means we end up with -x = -3/4. Then, you multiply each side by -1 to get x = 3/4. Therefore, the answer to "7/4 minus what equals 4/4?" is as follows:

3/4

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 3/4 for x in this equation 7/4 - x = 4/4, we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

7/4 - 3/4 = 4/4

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