5/4 plus what equals 1/2?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "5/4 plus what equals 1/2?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

5/4 + x = 1/2

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by subtracting 5/4 on both sides like this:

5/4 - 5/4 + x = 1/2 - 5/4

5/4 - 5/4 + x leaves x and 1/2 - 5/4 is -3/4 which means we end up with x = -3/4. Therefore, the answer to "5/4 plus what equals 1/2?" 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 5/4 + x = 1/2, we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

5/4 + -3/4 = 1/2

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