3/6 plus what equals 3/2?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "3/6 plus what equals 3/2?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

3/6 + x = 3/2

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by subtracting 3/6 on both sides like this:

3/6 - 3/6 + x = 3/2 - 3/6

3/6 - 3/6 + x leaves x and 3/2 - 3/6 is 1 which means we end up with x = 1. Therefore, the answer to "3/6 plus what equals 3/2?" 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 3/6 + x = 3/2, we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

3/6 + 1 = 3/2

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