6/5 times what equals 5/3?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "6/5 times what equals 5/3?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

(6/5) • (x) = (5/3)

To solve this equation, we want x alone on the left side of the equation so we start by dividing 6/5 on both sides like this:

((6/5) • (x)) / (6/5) = (5/3) / (6/5)

((6/5) • (x)) / (6/5) leaves x and (5/3) / (6/5) is 1 7/18 which means we end up with this x = 1 7/18. Therefore, the answer to "6/5 times what equals 5/3?" is as follows:

1 7/18

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 1 7/18 for x in this equation (6/5) • (x) = (5/3), we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

(6/5) • (1 7/18) = (5/3)

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