1/9 times what equals 3/5?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "1/9 times what equals 3/5?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

(1/9) • (x) = (3/5)

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by dividing 1/9 on both sides like this:

((1/9) • (x)) / (1/9) = (3/5) / (1/9)

((1/9) • (x)) / (1/9) leaves x and (3/5) / (1/9) is 5 2/5 which means we end up with this x = 5 2/5. Therefore, the answer to "1/9 times what equals 3/5?" is as follows:

5 2/5

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 5 2/5 for x in this equation (1/9) • (x) = (3/5), we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

(1/9) • (5 2/5) = (3/5)

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