3/8 times what equals 2/3?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "3/8 times what equals 2/3?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

(3/8) • (x) = (2/3)

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by dividing 3/8 on both sides like this:

((3/8) • (x)) / (3/8) = (2/3) / (3/8)

((3/8) • (x)) / (3/8) leaves x and (2/3) / (3/8) is 1 7/9 which means we end up with this x = 1 7/9. Therefore, the answer to "3/8 times what equals 2/3?" is as follows:

1 7/9

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 1 7/9 for x in this equation (3/8) • (x) = (2/3), we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

(3/8) • (1 7/9) = (2/3)

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