1/8 plus what equals 1/4?


Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "1/8 plus what equals 1/4?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

1/8 + x = 1/4

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by subtracting 1/8 on both sides like this:

1/8 - 1/8 + x = 1/4 - 1/8

1/8 - 1/8 + x leaves x and 1/4 - 1/8 is 1/8 which means we end up with x = 1/8. Therefore, the answer to "1/8 plus what equals 1/4?" is as follows:

1/8


It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 1/8 for x in this equation 1/8 + x = 1/4, we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

1/8 + 1/8 = 1/4

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