8/7 minus what equals 9/5?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "8/7 minus what equals 9/5?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

8/7 - x = 9/5

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by subtracting 8/7 on both sides like this:

8/7 - 8/7 - x = 9/5 - 8/7

8/7 - 8/7 - x leaves -x and 9/5 - 8/7 is 23/35 which means we end up with -x = 23/35. Then, you multiply each side by -1 to get x = -23/35. Therefore, the answer to "8/7 minus what equals 9/5?" is as follows:

-23/35

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered -23/35 for x in this equation 8/7 - x = 9/5, we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

8/7 - -23/35 = 9/5

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