1/6 times what equals 1/2?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "1/6 times what equals 1/2?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

(1/6) • (x) = (1/2)

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by dividing 1/6 on both sides like this:

((1/6) • (x)) / (1/6) = (1/2) / (1/6)

((1/6) • (x)) / (1/6) leaves x and (1/2) / (1/6) is 3 which means we end up with this x = 3. Therefore, the answer to "1/6 times what equals 1/2?" is as follows:

3

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 3 for x in this equation (1/6) • (x) = (1/2), we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

(1/6) • (3) = (1/2)

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