7/4 plus what equals 2/6?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "7/4 plus what equals 2/6?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

7/4 + x = 2/6

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 = 2/6 - 7/4

7/4 - 7/4 + x leaves x and 2/6 - 7/4 is -1 5/12 which means we end up with x = -1 5/12. Therefore, the answer to "7/4 plus what equals 2/6?" is as follows:

-1 5/12

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered -1 5/12 for x in this equation 7/4 + x = 2/6, we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

7/4 + -1 5/12 = 2/6

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